TABLE 3.
FtsZ ring and septum positions in outgrowing spores of parent and mutant strains during the primary cell cycle
Strain | Position
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% Asymmetryb
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Midcell
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Asymmetric
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FtsZ | Septum | FtsZ | Septum | FtsZ | Septum | |
BR151 (parent)a | 5896 | 4956 | 32 | 18 | 0.54 | 0.36 |
ripX | 2022 | 5112a | 68 | 183a | 3.3 | 3.5a |
ripX codV | 5375 | 2181 | 138 | 53 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Combined data from two separate experiments.
Level of significance between parent and mutant strains (P = 0.0001).