Table 1.
Lengths of colored segments in strains HCB1737 and HCB1668
| Color | Mean ± SE segment length (μm) in: |
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| HCB1737a |
HCB1668b |
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| Not sheared (n = 1,250) | Sheared (n = 1,250) | Not sheared (n = 1,250) | Sheared (n = 1,250) | |
| Green | 4.29 ± 0.05 | 1.60 ± 0.03 | 4.21 ± 0.06 | 1.85 ± 0.04 |
| Red | 2.33 ± 0.05 | 2.58 ± 0.06 | 2.09 ± 0.05 | 2.43 ± 0.05 |
| Green + red | 6.63 ± 0.07 | 4.18 ± 0.06 | 6.31 ± 0.08 | 4.27 ± 0.06 |
a
After the 2nd culture period, the not-sheared cell population had on average 4.76 ± 0.17 filaments/cell (n = 100) and the sheared cell population had on average 4.23 ± 0.18 filaments/cell (n = 100).
b
After the 2nd culture period, the not-sheared cell population had on average 4.87 ± 0.20 filaments/cell (n = 100) and the sheared cell population had on average 5.54 ± 0.24 filaments/cell (n = 100).