1. Platinum-Induced Filamentous Growth in Escherichia coli
- Author
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Loretta VanCamp, Barnett Rosenberg, John Hartwick, Jaroslav Drobnik, and Earl Renshaw
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_classification ,Bacilli ,biology ,Cell division ,chemistry.chemical_element ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease_cause ,Microbiology ,Divalent ,Metal ,chemistry ,Biochemistry ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,medicine ,Platinum ,Molecular Biology ,Escherichia coli ,Cytokinesis ,Bacteria - Abstract
Certain group VIIIB transition metal compounds were found to inhibit cell division in Escherichia coli , causing marked filamentous growth. Gram-negative bacilli were the most sensitive to this effect, whereas gram-positive bacilli responded only at near-toxic levels of the metal. None of the cocci tested showed any apparent effect. Cytokinesis (cross-septation) can be initiated by removal or decrease of platinum, but not by treatment with pantoyl lactone, divalent cations, or a temperature of 42 C.
- Published
- 1967