Bilinear cell growth of Escherichia coli.
Recent electron micrograph measurements of bacterial dimensions in exponentially growing cultures of Escherichia coli support a model of bilinear increase in cell surface area and volume, with a sharp doubling in growth rate at a discrete age during the cell cycle. The results also indicate coordinate regulation of increase of surface area and volume.
D002453:Cell Cycle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D008954:Models, Biological