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. 1981 Nov;148(2):730-3.
doi: 10.1128/jb.148.2.730-733.1981.

Bilinear cell growth of Escherichia coli

H E Kubitschek

Bilinear cell growth of Escherichia coli

H E Kubitschek. J Bacteriol. 1981 Nov.

Abstract

Recent electron micrograph measurements of bacterial dimensions in exponentially growing cultures of Escherichia coli support a model of bilinear increase in cell surface area and volume, with a sharp doubling in growth rate at a discrete age during the cell cycle. The results also indicate coordinate regulation of increase of surface area and volume.

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