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. 1963 Jan;3(1):35–47. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3495(63)86802-2

X-Ray and Ultraviolet Sensitivity of Synchronously Dividing Escherichia coli

Charles E Helmstetter, Robert B Uretz
PMCID: PMC1366422  PMID: 13953652

Abstract

A paper pile filtration technique was used to obtain synchronously dividing populations of E. coli strains B and B/r from cultures in the exponential growth phase. Three generations of highly phased cell division were obtained by rapid pressure filtration which selected approximately 1 per cent of the exponentially growing culture. The sensitivity of E. coli strain B to x-ray and UV inactivation as a function of the cell division cycle was determined on synchronous populations. E. coli strain B showed a sharp decrease in sensitivity to inactivation by both radiations in the middle of the division cycle, and a further decrease near the end of the cycle. The sensitivity of E. coli strain B/r to x-irradiation was also investigated. Only the mid-cycle decrease in sensitivity was found during the division cycle of this strain. It was concluded that the repetition of the observed sensitivity patterns in both strains through the first three cycles after synchronization indicates that the same basic sensitivity patterns are probably also present in the individual cells of an exponential phase culture.

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