ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF CELLULAR DIVISION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 83 ·No. 3 ·1962-03-00 ·Pages 544-50

Conti SF, Gettner ME

Abstract

Conti, S. F. (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N. Y.) and M. E. Gettner. Electron microscopy of cellular division in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 83:544-550. 1962.-Exponentially growing cells of Escherichia coli were fixed in formalin, exposed to uranyl nitrate, dehydrated at low temperatures with ethanol, and embedded in methacrylate. Polymerization was carried out at -70 C, by exposure of specimens to radiation from a cobalt(60) source. Electron micrographs revealed that cellular division occurs by the centripetal growth of the cell wall. The fine structure of the cytoplasm, nuclear apparatus, cell wall, and cytoplasmic membrane was also studied.

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Conti S F

Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.

Gettner M E

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.83.3.544-550.1962

Published

1962-03-00

Pages

544-50

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC279309

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.83.3.544-550.1962 PMC Full Text View journal details

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