The Influence of Magnesium on Cell Division: The Effect of Magnesium on the Growth and Cell Division of Various Bacterial Species in Complex Media
- 1 September 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology
- Vol. 3 (3) , 410-417
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-3-3-410
Abstract
Mg is essential for the normal cell division of bacilli in complex media. Under conditions of Mg deficiency or Mg excess, cell division is inhibited and filamentous cells may be formed. Under the same conditions there is no appreciable interference with the division of chroma-tinic bodies. The Mg requirements of the Gram-positive bacteria are considerably greater than those of the Gram-negative bacteria, possibly because the former incorporate Mg into the structure of the Gram complex.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Cytology of the Gram-positive CocciJournal of General Microbiology, 1948
- Histochemistry of the Gram-staining reaction for micro-organismsProceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences, 1946
- Cytological observations onBact. coli, Proteus vulgarisand various aerobic spore-forming bacteria with special reference to the nuclear structuresEpidemiology and Infection, 1944