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School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK1
Author for correspondence: Christopher M. Thomas. Tel: +44 121 414 5903. Fax: +44 121 414 5925. e-mail: c.m.thomas{at}bham.ac.uk
The proteins encoded by chromosomal homologues of the parA and parB genes of many bacterial plasmids have been implicated in chromosome partitioning. Unlike their plasmid counterparts, mutant phenotypes produced by deleting these genes have so far been elusive or weakly expressed, except during sporulation. Here the properties of Pseudomonas putida strains with mutations in parA and parB are described. These mutants do not give rise to elevated levels of anucleate bacteria when grown in rich medium under standard conditions. However, in M9-minimal medium different parA and parB mutations gave between 5 and 10% anucleate cells during the transition from exponential phase to stationary phase. Comparison of the DNA content of bacteria at different stages of the growth curve, in batch culture in L-broth and in M9-minimal medium, suggests that the par genes are particularly important for chromosome partitioning when cell division reduces the chromosome copy number per cell from two to one. This transition occurs in P. putida during the entry into stationary phase in M9-minimal medium, but not in L-broth. It is proposed that the partition apparatus is important to ensure proper chromosome segregation primarily when the bacteria are undergoing cell division in the absence of ongoing DNA replication.
Keywords: bacterial chromosome, active partitioning, parA, parB, stationary phase
Abbreviations: DAPI, 4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole
a Present address: Institute of Cancer Studies, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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