Mycobacteria Modify Their Cell Size Control under Sub-Optimal Carbon Sources

The decision to divide is the most important one that any cell must make. Recent single cell studies suggest that most bacteria follow an “adder” model of cell size control, incorporating a fixed amount of cell wall material before dividing. Mycobacteria, including the causative agent of tuberculosi...

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Main Authors: Miles Priestman, Philipp Thomas, Brian D. Robertson, Vahid Shahrezaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2017.00064/full