| Name of the Cell Type | TEM M. smegmatis (in µm) (No of cells) [M. xenopi (No of cells)] | FM/DIC M. smegmatis (in µm) (No of cells) [M. xenopi (No of cells)] | LCM M. smegmatis (in µm) (No of cells) [M. xenopi (No of cells)] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longer-sized portion of the cells with asymmetric septum/constriction (A) (with major deviation from septum) | 3.70 ± 0.78 (50) [1.62 ± 0.93 (50)] | 3.10 ± 0.33 (50) [ND] | 3.70 ± 0.45 (50) [ND] |
| Short-sized portion of the cells with asymmetric septum/constriction (B) | 1.99 ± 0.22 (50) [0.67 ± 0.34 (50)] | 1.99 ± 0.32 (50) [ND] | 2.50 ± 0.40 (50) [ND] |
| Difference in the length between the long portion and the short portion of the cells with asymmetric septum. (A) minus (B) | 1.71 ± 0.56 (50) [0.95 ± 0.74 (50)] | 1.11 ± 0.01 (50) [ND] | 1.20 ± 0.05 (50) [ND] |
| Cells with asymmetric septum/constriction | 6.09 ± 1.30 (50) [2.31 ± 1.20 (50)] | 5.10 ± 0.64 (50) [ND] | 6.20 ± 0.85 (50) [ND] |
| Mid-cell site in cells with asymmetric septum (C) | 3.05 ± 0.70 (50) [1.14 ± 0.61 (50)] | (ND) [ND] | (ND) [ND] |
| Length between septum and the nearest pole in the cells with asymmetric septum (D) | 1.99 ± 0.22 (50) [0.67 ± 0.34 (50)] | (ND) [ND] | (ND) [ND] |
| Deviation in the position of asymmetric septum from the median to the nearest pole (C) minus (D) | 1.06 ± 0.08 [0.47 ± 0.37] | (ND) [ND] | (ND) [ND] |
| Cells with symmetric septum/constriction | 6.00 ± 1.13 (50) [1.66 ± 0.72 (50)] | 4.95 ± 0.48 (50) [ND] | 5.95 ± 0.86 (50) [ND] |