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. 1980 Apr;142(1):254–261. doi: 10.1128/jb.142.1.254-261.1980

Cell division of cycle of Bacillus subtilis: evidence of variability in period D.

M Holmes, M Rickert, O Pierucci
PMCID: PMC293941  PMID: 6768710

Abstract

In Bacillus subtilis the deoxyribonucleic acid content and the extent of cell division during inhibition of chromosome replication increased as a function of the average cell mass, independent of the growth rate. At each growth rate, mass, deoxyribonucleic acid, and residual division varied in different cultures. The variation is consistent with a large variability in the D period. At growth rates higher than 1.5 doublings per h at 37 degrees C, the change in D accounts for the growth rate dependence of the mass and deoxyribonucleic acid content.

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