@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-5-3-480, author = "Webb, M.", title = "The Influence of Magnesium on Cell Division: 4. The Specificity of Magnesium", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1951", volume = "5", number = "3", pages = "480-484", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-5-3-480", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-5-3-480", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Magnesium exerts a specific function in (a) the formation of the Gram complex, and the activation of cell division in certain Gram-positive bacteria, and (b) activation of bacterial growth. Of a series of divalent metallic ions, only manganese is capable of partially replacing magnesium in the above processes.", }