Collective mechano-response dynamically tunes cell-size distributions in growing bacterial colonies
Abstract Mechanical stresses stemming from environmental factors are a key determinant of cellular behavior and physiology. Yet, the role of self-induced biomechanical stresses in growing bacterial colonies has remained largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate how collective mechanical forcing plays...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2023-11-01
|
Series: | Communications Physics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01449-w |