The effect of MinC_Hp protein on cell length distribution of <i>H. pylori</i>.

<p>(A) Cell length distributions of NCTC 11637 (<i>minC</i>⁺), PY1 (<i>minC</i> mutant) and PY2 (<i>minC</i> complemented strain). (B to D) Gram-stained microscopic images of the three strains shown in panel A to demonstrate the morphology. (B) NCTC 11637; (C) PY1; (D) PY2. Scale bar, 10 µm. (E) SDS-PAGE (left panel) and Western blot (right panel) showing the levels of MinC in strains NCTC 11637, PY1, and PY2. Lanes M, PageRuler prestained protein ladder SM0671 (MBI Fermentas); lanes 1 and 4, NCTC 11637; lanes 2 and 5, PY1; lanes 3 and 6, PY2.