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In exponentially increasing populations, the individual rod-shaped cells of E. coli grow by continuous elongation (without significant change in diameter) and divide by the formation of a centrally placed septum after each successive doubling in length and volume. Many of the genes and proteins which are specifically required for this morphogenetic cycle are now known (see Table) but the way in which their activities are regulated remains largely unknown. What follows is a brief synopsis of the present picture. (Only a few more recent and key references are given; earlier references can be obtained from recent reviews, e.g. Matsuhashi et al. 1990, Donachie & Begg 1990.)
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Donachie, W.D. (1993). Regulation of the Morphogenetic Cycle of Escherichia coli: 1992. In: de Pedro, M.A., Höltje, JV., Löffelhardt, W. (eds) Bacterial Growth and Lysis. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 65. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9359-8_48
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