Open AccessCell division gene ftsQ is required for efficient sporulation but not growth and viability in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Author(s) -
Joseph R. McCormick,
Richard Losick
Publication year - 1996
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.178.17.5295-5301.1996
Subject(s) - streptomyces coelicolor , ftsz , biology , cell division , streptomyces , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , division (mathematics) , genetics , cell , computational biology , bacteria , arithmetic , mathematics
We show that the cell division gene ftsQ of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) is dispensable for growth and viability but is needed during development for the efficient conversion of aerial filaments into spores. Combined with our previous demonstration that ftsZ of S. coelicolor is not needed for viability, these findings suggest that cell division has been largely co-opted for development in this filamentous bacterium. This makes S. coelicolor an advantageous system for the study of cell division genes.