Effect of Temperature on the Size of Escherichia Coli Cells

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1975 Nov 1

PMID 1102533

Citations 13

Authors

T E Shehata

A G Marr

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Abstract

The distributions of cell volumes of steady-state Escherichia coli ML30G cultures at various temperatures were measured. For cultures in a minimal medium, the distributions were indistinguishable at several temperatures between 15 and 30 C; at higher temperatures the cells were slightly smaller, and at lower temperatures they were slightly larger. For cultures in a complex medium, the cells were slightly larger at both high and low temperatures of growth. An abrupt change of temperature within the middle range led to a transient change in the distribution of cell volume, suggesting that the size of dividing cells is well regulated. No synchrony of division was induced by a change in temperature.

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