title: Analysis of the multiseptate potential of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: Bacillus subtilis was grown at 30 C in 15 media which produced generation times of between 200 and 40 min. A correlation was observed between the growth rate and the number of septa per cell. The time between the production of a septum and its involvement in cell division was not related to the growth rate, but, for the 15 populations, had a mean value of 138 min. Multiseptate cells became progressively evident when the organism was grown at rates in excess of a 138-min generation time.
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002455:Cell Division; D003470:Culture Media; D008433:Mathematics; D008961:Models, Structural; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media