Can a bacteria become cancerous (in the sense that it will divide uncontrollably)?

Question

Can a bacteria become cancerous (in the sense that it will divide uncontrollably)?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Most bacteria will divide uncontrollably as long as they are able. Some do it faster than others, but generally for single celled organisms it is adaptive to keep dividing whenever possible, as opposed to tissues in multicellular organisms where division is very tightly regulated.