Rationally designed chromosome fusion does not prevent rapid growth of Vibrio natriegens
Abstract DNA replication is essential for the proliferation of all cells.Bacterial chromosomes are replicated bidirectionally from a single origin of replication, with replication proceeding at about 1000 bp per second.For the model organism, Escherichia coli, this translates into a replication time of about 40 min for its 4.6 Mb chromosome.Neverth