Figure 4From: Expression of a novel gene, gluP, is essential for normal Bacillus subtilis cell division and contributes to glucose exportGluP minus cells (1) phenotype as shown by phase contrast microscopy, in comparison with the wild type cells (2). Cells were grown either in rich (A) or minimal medium (B). The ability of the cells to sporulate is shown in panel C. Magnification used was 400 ×.Back to article page