Table 2. Effect of flagella on the string length of dividing bacteria in LB media.
Number in a string | BW25113a | JW1923 a |
1 | 50.6% (378) | 46.7% (430) |
2 | 40.4% (302) | 36.8% (339) |
3 | 4.0% (30) | 4.1% (38) |
4 | 3.9% (29) | 5.8% (53) |
5 | 0.3% (2) | 0.8% (7) |
6 | 0.4% (3) | 2.6% (24) |
7 | 0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
8 | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (4) |
>8 | 0.1% (1) | 2.1% (19) |
Subtotal for ≥3 | 9.0% (67) | 16.5% (151) |
Total | 100% (747) | 100% (920) |
BW25113, the parental strain of flagellum-null JW1923; number of scored events shown in parentheses.