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Coefficient of variation of the size (length) at which cells divide in E. coli and Salmonella

Range	~0.1 unitless
Organism	bacteria
Reference	Donachie, W.D., and Robinson, A.C. (1987). Cell division: Parameter values and the process. In Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium, F.C. Neidhardt, J.L. Ingraham, B. Magasanik, K.B. Low, M. Schaechter, and H.E. Umbarger, eds. (Washington, DC: ASM), pp. 1578–1592. p.1578 left column bottom paragraph
Primary Source	[99] Schaechter M, Williamson JP, Hood JR Jr, Koch AL. Growth, cell and nuclear divisions in some bacteria. J Gen Microbiol. 1962 Nov29: 421-34.PubMed ID13976593
Comments	P.1578 left column bottom paragraph: "Schaechter et al. (primary source) estimated the coefficient of variation of the size (length) at which cells divide as about 0.10 for both E. coli B/r and Salmonella typhimurium."
Entered by	Uri M
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