Open AccessStress and Survival of Aging Escherichia coli rpoS Colonies
Author(s) -
Claude SaintRuf,
François Taddéi,
Ivan Matić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.792
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1943-2631
pISSN - 0016-6731
DOI - 10.1534/genetics.104.028704
Subject(s) - rpos , regulon , biology , escherichia coli , transcriptome , stationary phase , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , cell survival , enterobacteriaceae , gene , cell culture , gene expression , promoter , chemistry , chromatography
In Escherichia coli, the expression of the RpoS regulon is known to be crucial for survival in liquid cultures during stationary phase. By measuring cell viability and by transcriptome analysis, here we show that rpoS cells as well as wild-type cells survive when they form colonies on solid media.
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