Fig. 2.

Straightening of C. crescentus following disruption of the crescentin filamentous structure. (A) Cell curvature averaged over the population as a function of time (full circles). Error bars representing standard error of the mean from 3 replicates of the experiment are not visible because they are smaller than the circles. The solid line represents the mean of the fit to this particular experiment (one of three) with the parameters τ = 305 ± 4 min, C₀ = 0.540 ± 0.003 μm^-1, σ₀ = 0.240 ± 0.008 μm^-1, and σ_r = 0.152 ± 0.002 μm^-1 (errors indicate 95% confidence levels). (B) Experimental (histogram) and theoretical (black line) distribution of cell curvature at times 0, 5, and 10 h.