title: Comparative macromolecular composition of filaments and rods of a Bacillus megaterium thermoconditional morphological mutant.
abstract: Filaments of a thermosensitive Bacillus megaterium mutant showed an altered macromolecular composition compared with salt-cured mutant cells and parental cells. Filaments contained more peptidoglycan, polyglucose, poly-beta-hydroxy-butyrate, and deoxyribonucleic acid per unit of protein. The ribonucleic acid-to-protein ratio of filaments was similar to that of rods or salt-cured cells. Filament formation seemed to be due to defective protein or ribonucleic acid metabolism.
mesh_terms: D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005936:Glucans / Q000032:analysis; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000032:analysis; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005936:Glucans; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial