obsolete inviable microcolony, elongated tapered cells (obsolete FYPO:0002469)
inviable microcolony, elongated bottle/skittle cells
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inviable microcolony, elongated skittle-shaped cells
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inviable microcolony, elongated tapered vegetative cells
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OBSOLETE. A cell population phenotype in which a cell undergoes one or a few rounds of cell division before cells die, resulting in the formation a colony that contains only a few inviable cells that are longer than normal and taper at one end to a diameter smaller than the other. Up to 6 rounds of cell division (generating 64 cells) may be observed, but 3 divisions or fewer is more typical.