title: Fluoride-induced filaments of Erwinia carotovora.
abstract: Sodium fluoride induces filamentous growth of Erwinia carotovora when it is grown in liquid media containing aspartic acid only as the sole source of nitrogen. It is proposed that a stable complex of F(-)-Mg2+-enzyme and PO2(4) resulting in Mg2+ deficiency and consequent inability of E. carotovora cells to oxidize aspartic acid normally, is responsible for the formation of filaments in the presence of fluoride ions.
mesh_terms: D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004885:Erwinia / Q000187:drug effects*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D012969:Sodium Fluoride