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. 2002 Feb;184(4):904–912. doi: 10.1128/jb.184.4.904-912.2002

TABLE 2.

Localization of Fts proteins in FtsW depletion backgrounds

GFP fusion Sugar No. of cells scored Average cell length (μm) % of cells with the indicated no. of rings
Spacing of ringsa (μm/ring)
0 1 2 3 4 ≥5
FtsZ-GFP Arabinose 175 2.7 30 70 0 0 0 0 3.8
Glucose 146 22 0 26 23 11 15 21 7.3
ZipA-GFP Arabinose 257 2.9 39 61 0 0 0 0 4.8
Glucose 190 30 0 3 26 16 24 31 5.8
FtsA-GFP Arabinose 244 3.6 14 86 0 0 0 0 3.6
Glucose 177 28 0 12 31 11 17 29 7.3
GFP-FtsQ Arabinose 307 3.3 44 56 0 0 0 0 5.9
Glucose 216 23 4 28 33 17 13 6 10.3
GFP-FtsL Arabinose 338 2.9 48 52 0 0 0 0 6.7
Glucose 176 24 3 22 43 17 7 7 11
GFP-FtsI Arabinose 298 3.3 44 56 0 0 0 0 6.0
Glucose 124 22 95 5 0 0 0 0 460
a

The spacing is a measure of the frequency of rings per unit cell mass and is calculated by dividing the total number of rings (not shown) into the total length of cells or filaments scored (column 3 multiplied by column 4).