title: Synchronization of Escherichia coli by zonal centrifugation.
abstract: A zonal centrifugation technique that can select the smallest newborn cells in an exponentially growing culture of Escherichia coli B/r is described.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D002501:Centrifugation, Zonal / Q000379:methods*; D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial