Table 3. Cell division phenotypes upon overexpression of ClpXP in WT, zapC and zapCDD mutants.
| Strain | Genotype* | Length (µm)† | n‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Min. | Max. | |||
| JD455 | WT/pBR322 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 525 |
| JD456 | WT/pClpXP | 6.6 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 59.9 | 664 |
| AC01-22 | zapC/pBR322 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 730 |
| AC01-20 | zapC/pClpXP | 6.2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 89.6 | 687 |
| MB203 | zapCDD/pClpXP | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 449 |
*Constitutive expression of pClpXP from native promoter in a pBR322 vector backbone in LB at 37 °C
†Cells were harvested at OD600=0.6, immobilized on 1 % agarose pads, and measurements determined using ObjectJ as described. Min. and Max., minimum and maximum cell lengths in the population.
‡n, total number of cells measured.