Necessity of calcium ion for cell division in Lactobacillus bifidus.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 104 ·No. 2 ·1970-11-00 ·Pages 1010-3

Kojima M, Suda S, Hotta S, Hamada K, Suganuma A

Abstract

Electron microscopy revealed that reversion of the bifid form to the bacilloid form of Lactobacillus bifidus takes place by cross wall formation, the process requiring available calcium ions.

MeSH Terms

Calcium/pharmacology Cell Division Culture Media Cystine Glucose Lactobacillus/cytology,drug effects,growth & development Microscopy, Electron Oxalates Sodium Chloride Staining and Labeling

Chemicals

Culture Media Oxalates Sodium Chloride Cystine Glucose Calcium

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Kojima M

Suda S

Hotta S

Hamada K

Suganuma A

References (3)

3 references, click to expand

Induction of pleomorphism in Lactobacillus bifidus.
J Bacteriol. 1968 Feb;95(2):710-1 PMID: 5640389
Induction of pleomorphy and calcium ion deficiency in Lactobacillus bifidus.
J Bacteriol. 1970 Apr;102(1):217-20 PMID: 5437726
Electron microscope study of DNA-containing plasms. II. Vegetative and mature phage DNA as compared with normal bacterial nucleoids in different physiological states.
J Biophys Biochem Cytol. 1958 Nov 25;4(6):671-8 PMID: 13610928

Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.104.2.1010-1013.1970

Published

1970-11-00

Pages

1010-3

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC285083

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.104.2.1010-1013.1970 PMC Full Text View journal details

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