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Microbial Cell Division And Separation: Effect Of Citrate On The Growth Of Group N Streptococci, S. Ito, T. Kobayashi, K. Ozaki, T. Morichi, M. Saitoh
Microbial Cell Division And Separation: Effect Of Citrate On The Growth Of Group N Streptococci, S. Ito, T. Kobayashi, K. Ozaki, T. Morichi, M. Saitoh
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In the presence of citrate, some strains of lactic streptococci grow as long chains of innumerable cells. The results with citrate-negative and citrate-resistant variants suggest that citrate is involved in the cell separation system of the streptococci. Observations of the long chains under scanning and transmission electron microscopes suggest that citrate inhibits a certain step near the final cell separation, or that citrate can stimulate initiation of cell division at multiple sites, thereby leading to the cells in long chains.