title: [The development and the reversion of spheroplasts of a diaminopimelic acid-auxotrophic mutant of Escherichia coli].
abstract: 1. The formation and reversion of spheroplasts of the diaminopimelic acid-auxotrophic mutant Escherichia coli K 12, 335, DAP-, R+TEM in a medium lacking diaminopimelic acid have been investigated by microphotography: During their development from rod form cells to spheroplasts cells on slide-surface-agar preparations underwent two successive cell divisions in the course of which the cells retained their rod form. The cells formed by these divisions partitioned into a varying number of spheroplasts of different size. The reversion of spheroplasts to rod form cells, started by the addition of diaminopimelic acid showed two characteristic steps: Each spheroplast partitioned again into several spheroplast-like cell bodies; most of them reverted directly to rod form cells. 2. The release of the R-factor mediated periplasmic TEM-beta-lactamase, E. C. 3.4.2.6., into the growth medium during the development of spheroplasts attained more than 50% of the entire TEM-beta=lactamase activity. The spheroplasts showed a multiple enhancement of TEM-beta-lactamase activity per mg cell protein compared with rod form cells.
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010867:Pimelic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011815:R Factors; D013104:Spheroplasts / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D010867:Pimelic Acids; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid; D010405:Penicillinase
vernacular_title: Die Bildung und die Reversion von Sphäroplasten einer Diaminopimelinsäure-auxotrophen Mutante von Escherichia coli