Feedback linking cell envelope stiffness, curvature, and synthesis enables robust rod-shaped bacterial growth
S. al-Mosleh, A. Gopinathan, C. Santangelo, K. C. Huang, E. Rojas
This study combines theory and experiment to show that E. coli uses feedback between cell-envelope curvature and expansion to maintain growth rate and cell width during osmotic stress.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2022Microbiology