| Range |
~20 %
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| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Nanninga, N., and Woldringh, C.L. (1985). Cell growth, genome duplication, and cell division. In Molecular Cytology of Escherichia coli, N. Nanninga, ed. (London: Academic Press), pp. 259–318. p.308 5th paragraph |
| Primary Source |
Koppes LJ, Overbeeke N, Nanninga N. DNA replication pattern and cell wall growth in Escherichia coli PAT 84. J Bacteriol. 1978 Mar133(3):1053-61 & Koppes LH, Woldringh CL, Nanninga N. Size variations and correlation of different cell cycle events in slow-growing Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1978 May134(2):423-33. & Koppes LJ, Meyer M, Oonk HB, de Jong MA, Nanninga N. Correlation between size and age at different events in the cell division cycle of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1980 Sep143(3):1241-52. & Koppes LJ, Nanninga N. Positive correlation between size at initiation of chromosome replication in Escherichia coli and size at initiation of cell constriction. J Bacteriol. 1980 Jul143(1):89-99.PubMed ID346554, 350822, 6997267, 6995452
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| Method |
"This was found after autoradiography of [3H] pulse-labelled cells, which were classified according to length and in which the fraction of radioactive cells was scored for each length class." |
| Comments |
"Values for the coefficient of variation(CV) of the size (length) at initiation were on the order of 20% (Fig.31)(for details, consult primary sources)...Thus, if cell division is taken as a starting point, size at initiation of DNA replication is more accurately determined than age. (CV˜60%, BNID 110092)" |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110091 |