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. 1981 Nov;148(2):730–733. doi: 10.1128/jb.148.2.730-733.1981

Bilinear cell growth of Escherichia coli.

H E Kubitschek
PMCID: PMC216263  PMID: 7028727

Abstract

Recent electron micrograph measurements of bacterial dimensions in exponentially growing cultures of Escherichia coli support a model of bilinear increase in cell surface area and volume, with a sharp doubling in growth rate at a discrete age during the cell cycle. The results also indicate coordinate regulation of increase of surface area and volume.

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