A Constant Size Extension Drives Bacterial Cell Size Homeostasis
Campos M, Surovtsev IV, Kato S, Paintdakhi A, Beltran B, Ebmeier SE, Jacobs-Wagner C. A Constant Size Extension Drives Bacterial Cell Size Homeostasis. Cell 2014, 159: 1433-1446. PMID: 25480302, PMCID: PMC4258233, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell size homeostasisCell size controlSize homeostasisSingle-cell microscopyCell cycle controlCaulobacter crescentusAsymmetric divisionHomeostasis mechanismsBacteria Escherichia coliCell cycleEscherichia coliDifferent growth ratesCell growthCell lengthSize controlCell sizeHomeostasisBacteriaSize thresholdGrowth rateDivisionDirect experimental evidenceCrescentusSize paradigmColi