altered vegetative cell shape branching of vegetative cell 2017-12-19T17:04:41Z An altered cell shape phenotype observed in the vegetative growth phase of the life cycle in which a daughter cell begins to grow from the lateral portion of the long axis of the cell, and at an angle to the septum or cell division site of the mother cell, resulting in the formation of a single cell that has a branch. This phenotype is not observed in the designated control. OMP:0007712 microbial_phenotype siegele