Table 2.: Comparison of Cell Size Between pYES2 and bxa1 Transformants

Strain and Treatment a Cell Length (L) (µm) b, c Cell Width (W) (µm) b, c L/W Ratio
pYES2 TF, - Cd 4.00±0.04 3.11±0.04 1.3
pYES2 TF, + Cd 4.22±0.04** 3.51±0.04** 1.2
bxa1 TF, - Cd 3.26±0.04** 2.86±0.04** 1.1
bxa1 TF, + Cd 3.66±0.04** 3.57±0.03** 1.0

a Exponentially growing cells were treated with or without 100 µM Cd for 5 h (-Cd or +Cd).
b More than 100 cells in each treatment were observed and shown as the mean ± S.E.
c cAsterisks (**) indicate statistical significance vs. the non-treated pYES2 transformant at P <0.01.