Figure 4. Growth and cell morphology of planktonically growing cells.
a and d) growth curves of WT and ΔmptA cells grown planktonically in Middlebrook 7H9 (a) or LB (d) medium. Insets: doubling times of WT and ΔmptA in 7H9 (a, inset) or LB (d, inset) during log-phase growth. b and e) phase micrographs and cell width profiles of planktonic WT and ΔmptA cells in 7H9 (b) and LB (e). c and f) boxplots comparing the distribution of maximum cell widths between WT and ΔmptA strains grown planktonically in 7H9 (c) or LB (f).