OBO ID: GO:0001896
Term Name: autolysis Search Ontology:
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Definition: A programmed cell death process observed in bacteria and filamentous fungi and leading to spontaneous death by lysis. Examples are lysis of the mother cell during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis and self-degradation of fungal cells in Aspergillus nidulans. Autolysis is also involved in bacterial biofilm formation. (3)
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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