Open AccessBilinear cell growth of Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
H.E. Kubitschek
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.148.2.730-733.1981
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , biology , exponential growth , bilinear interpolation , growth rate , doubling time , cell , volume (thermodynamics) , electron micrographs , biophysics , cell growth , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , electron microscope , geometry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , optics , thermodynamics , gene , physics , statistics
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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