Reproduction

Camplylobacter jejuni goes through a prokaryotic reproducion cycle called binary fission.  Compared to other bacteria it reproduces fairly slow making it a difficult organism to culture.

Steps of binary fission

1.  Cell elongates and DNA is replicated, daughter chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell

2.  Cell wall and plasma membrane begin to divide

3.  Cross-wall forms completely around divided DNA

4.  Cells divide completely and go on to live separate lives