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. 1980 Oct;144(1):17–21. doi: 10.1128/jb.144.1.17-21.1980

Synchronization of cell division in microorganisms by percoll gradients.

R D Dwek, L H Kobrin, N Grossman, E Z Ron
PMCID: PMC294577  PMID: 6252189

Abstract

We describe a method for obtaining synchronously dividing cells of bacteria (Escherichia coli B and K-12 and Bacillus subtilis 168) and fission yeasts (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) by the use of Percoll density gradients.

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