TABLE 2.
FtsZ localization patterns
| FtsZ patterna | Number (%) of cells ofb:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Wild-type strain | ponA mutant strain | |
| Normal | 348 (82) | 262 (52) |
| Abnormal | 11 (3) | 112 (22) |
| No rings | 66 (15) | 33 (26) |
a
Normal is a single FtsZ ring at midcell with one or two separate nucleoids on both sides, abnormal is double rings, fuzzy or diffuse localization, or rings at inappropriate locations, such as an acentric ring in a cell with three or more nucleoids, and no rings is a cell with one or two nucleoids and no FtsZ ring.
b
Cells in fields like those shown in Fig. 7 were used for the analysis.