Asymmetric adhesion of rod-shaped bacteria controls microcolony morphogenesis
It is unclear how cell adhesion and elongation coordinate during formation of bacterial microcolonies. Here, Duvernoy et al. monitor microcolony formation in rod-shaped bacteria, and show that patterns of surface colonization derive from the spatial distribution of adhesive factors on the cell envel...
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Main Authors: |
Marie-Cécilia Duvernoy,
Thierry Mora,
Maxime Ardré,
Vincent Croquette,
David Bensimon,
Catherine Quilliet,
Jean-Marc Ghigo,
Martial Balland,
Christophe Beloin,
Sigolène Lecuyer,
Nicolas Desprat |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03446-y
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