Generation time statistics of Escherichia coli B measured by synchronous culture techniques.
Synchronous cultures of Escherichia coli B were produced under various environmental conditions. Analysis of the cell number data permitted the characterization of the generation time distribution for these organisms and the estimation of the mother-daughter generation time correlation coefficients. For all growth conditions, the distribution of generation times was found to be symmetrical with a coefficienoefficient was significantly negative at doubling times between 40 and 64 min. However, the results for a culture growing in succinate medium at 37 degrees C, which had a significantly greater generation time, yielded a correlation coefficient close to zero. Within the range of temperatures studied (26 to 37 degrees C), no significant effect on the correlation coefficient was observed.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D013386:Succinates / Q000378:metabolism; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism
D013386:Succinates; D013395:Sucrose; D005947:Glucose