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An Escherichia coli mutant that makes exceptionally long cells.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2015

El-Hajj Ziad W, Newman Elaine B

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UNLABELLED: Although Escherichia coli is a very small (1- to 2-μm) rod-shaped cell, here we describe an E. coli mutant that forms enormously long cells in rich media such as Luria broth, as long indeed as 750 μm. These extremely elongated (eel) cells are as long as the longest bacteria known and have no internal subdivisions. They are metabolically competent, elongate rapidly, synthesize DNA, and distribute cell...

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PMID: 25691528
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00046-15
PMCID: PMC4372735

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