title: Growth of Escherichia coli MG1655 on LB medium: determining metabolic strategy with transcriptional microarrays.
abstract: Expression profiles of genes related to stress responses, substrate assimilation, acetate metabolism, and biosynthesis were obtained by monitoring growth of Escherichia coli MG1655 in Luria-Bertani (LB) medium with transcriptional microarrays. Superimposing gene expression profiles on a plot of specific growth rate demonstrates that the cells pass through four distinct physiological states during fermentation before entering stationary phase. Each of these states can be characterized by specific patterns of substrate utilization and cellular biosynthesis corresponding to the nutrient status of the medium. These data allow the growth phases of the classical microbial growth curve to be redefined in terms of the physiological states and environmental changes commonly occurring during bacterial growth in batch culture on LB medium.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Genomics Incorporated, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. mark@integratedgenomics.com
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Baev
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baev
authors.forename: Agnes Jancso
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Radek
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D018869:Heat-Shock Response; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D003470:Culture Media; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins