Open AccessCell Envelope and Shape of Escherichia coli K12 Properties of a Temperature‐Sensitive rod Mutant
Author(s) -
Henning Ulf,
Rehn Kurt,
Höhn Barbara,
Braun Volkmar,
Sschwar Uli
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1972.tb01800.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , cell envelope , mutant , cytoplasm , biophysics , membrane , bacterial outer membrane , chemistry , envelope (radar) , cell membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene , telecommunications , radar , computer science
A mutant of Escherichia coli K12 is described which, depending on temperature and Mg 2+ concentration, can grow as a rod or sphere. The mutational defect was traced to an alteration in the cytoplasmic membrane. Rod‐shaped cells ànd spherical cells did not differ measurably in the chemistry of their murein.