Article
Characterization of translucent segments observed in an smbA mutant of Escherichia coli.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Feb 1994
Yamanaka K, Ogura T, Murata K, Suzaki T, Niki H, Hiraga S
Abstract excerpt
The smbA gene of Escherichia coli is essential for cell proliferation. The smbA2 mutant shows cold-sensitive colony formation at 22 degrees C. A novel morphological phenotype, formation of a translucent segment at midcell or at a cell pole, was observed by phase-contrast microscopy at a high freq...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cold Temperature
- Culture Media
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Genes, Suppressor
- Microscopy, Electron
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Transferases