Effect of the Min System on Timing of Cell Division in Escherichia coli

In Escherichia coli the Min protein system plays an important role in positioning the division site. We show that this system also has an effect on timing of cell division. We do this in a quantitative way by measuring the cell division waiting time (defined as time difference between appearance of...

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Main Authors: Jia, Shuxin, Keilberg, Daniela, Hot, Edina, Thanbichler, Martin, Søgaard-Andersen, Lotte, Lenz, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4121188/