DOI: 10.1128/jb.134.1.330-337.1978. Cell growth and length distribution in Escherichia coli

Cell growth and length distribution in Escherichia coli

10.1128/jb.134.1.330-337.1978

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American Society for Microbiology

Journal of Bacteriology (235)

Abstract

The length growth rate of an exponentially growing population of Escherichia coli B/r was calculated from the population length and birth length distributions. Cell elongation took place at a constant rate that doubled at a certain length. This change in rate was responsible for a sudden drop in the frequency of classes of cells longer than that length. Asymmetry in cell partition was able to generate cells both shorter and longer than the expected twofold range, but did not greatly modify the length distribution in between.

Bibliography

Cullum, J., & Vicente, M. (1978). Cell growth and length distribution in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology, 134(1), 330â337.

Authors 2

J Cullum (first)
M Vicente (additional)

References 10 Referenced 58

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Created	5 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 3, 2020, 11:23 a.m.)
Deposited	4 years, 1 month ago (July 29, 2021, 1:28 p.m.)
Indexed	2 months, 2 weeks ago (June 20, 2025, 8:08 a.m.)
Issued	47 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1978)
Published	47 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1978)
Published Print	47 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1978)

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BibTeX

@article{Cullum_1978, title={Cell growth and length distribution in Escherichia coli}, volume={134}, ISSN={1098-5530}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.134.1.330-337.1978}, DOI={10.1128/jb.134.1.330-337.1978}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Bacteriology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Cullum, J and Vicente, M}, year={1978}, month=apr, pages={330–337} }

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