Duration of G2/M phases

Range ~35 Min
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Wang X, Liu X, Possoz C, Sherratt DJ. The two Escherichia coli chromosome arms locate to separate cell halves. Genes Dev. 2006 Jul 1 20(13):1727-31. p.1731 left column bottom paragraph (materials and methods)PubMed ID16818605
Primary Source Wang X, Possoz C, Sherratt DJ. Dancing around the divisome: asymmetric chromosome segregation in Escherichia coli. Genes Dev. 2005 Oct 1 19(19):2367-77.PubMed ID16204186
Comments "During exponential growth in M9 minimal glycerol medium, cells had a t of 100 min at 37°C, with nonoverlapping sequential G1 (B), S (C), and G2/M (D) phases, with S being ~55 min and G2/M being ~35 min (primary source)." Note-value wasn't located in primary source
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