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. 1978 Mar;133(3):1062–1065. doi: 10.1128/jb.133.3.1062-1065.1978

Effect of R-plasmid RP1 and nutrient depletion on the gross cellular composition of Escherichia coli and its resistance to some uncoupling phenols.

P Gilbert, M R Brown
PMCID: PMC222133  PMID: 346555

Abstract

The resistance of Escherichia coli batch cultures depleted of carbon (C-dep), magnesium (Mg-dep), or phosphate (P-dep) against low concentrations of 3-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol, or 2-phenoxyethanol varied. C-dep cultures were always significantly more sensitive than Mg-dep or P-dep cultures. The presence of R-plasmid RP1 increased the sensitivity of C-dep cultures to 3- and 4-chlorophenol, yet had little effect on those cultured depleted in magnesium or phosphate ions. Cultures with R-plasmid RP1 had increased levels of beta-polyhydroxybutyrate irrespective of the nature of the depleting nutrient. P-dep bacteria had less than one-third of the phospholipid of other cell types, this deficiency being compensated for by increases in fatty acid and neutral lipid content. The reduction in phospholipid content of P-dep cultures was entirely accounted for by decreased diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine levels in these cells.

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