Platinum-Induced Filamentous Growth in Escherichia coli
- 1 February 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 93 (2), 716-+
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.93.2.716-721.1967
Abstract
Certain group-VIIIB transition metal compounds were found to inhibit cell division inE. coli. causing marked filamentous growth. Gram -negative bacilli were the most sensitive to this effect, whereas gram-positive bacilli responded only at near-toxic levels of the metal. None of the cocci tested showed any apparent effect. Cytokinesis (cross -septation) can be initiated by removal or decrease of platinum, but not by treatment with pantoyl lactone, divalent cations, or a temperature of 42 C.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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