Editing Endospore (section)

==Location==
The position of the endospore differs among bacterial species and is useful in identification. The main types within the cell are terminal, subterminal, and centrally placed endospores. Terminal endospores are seen at the poles of cells, whereas central endospores are more or less in the middle. Subterminal endospores are those between these two extremes, usually seen far enough towards the poles but close enough to the center so as not to be considered either terminal or central. Lateral endospores are seen occasionally.

Examples of bacteria having terminal endospores include ''[[Clostridium tetani]]'', the pathogen that causes the disease [[tetanus]]. Bacteria having a centrally placed endospore include ''[[Bacillus cereus]]''. Sometimes the endospore can be so large the cell can be distended around the endospore. This is typical of ''Clostridium tetani''.