Positioning of the Z-ring relative to the MatP-labeled Ter macrodomain.

<p>(A) A composite of ZipA-GFP (green), MatP-mCherry (red), and phase contrast image (grey) of Δ<i>slmA</i> Δ<i>min</i> cells (strain WD1). Scale bar is 2 µm. (B) The same for the wild type strain (strain WD2). (C) Location of ZipA-GFP labeled Z-ring (ΔX_z) vs location of MatP-mCherry focus (ΔX_MatP) in Δ<i>slmA</i> Δ<i>min</i> cells scaled by the cell length L. Both locations are referenced relative to the cell center. Solid symbols correspond to locations near the center of the nucleoid and open squares to locations near the poles. The straight line corresponds to . Only cells with a single MatP focus are analyzed. (D) ΔX_z vs ΔX_MatP for wild type cells. (E), (F) Distribution of distances between the Z-ring and the MatP focus along the long axes of the cell for Δ<i>slmA</i> Δ<i>min</i> and wild type cells, respectively.