MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Spatiotemporal development of growth and death zones in expanding bacterial colonies driven by emergent nutrient dynamics
Harish Kannan, Hui Sun, Mya R Warren…·Terence Hwa
This study shows that bacterial colony expansion is driven by mechanical constraints and nutrient gradients, with cell death occurring in a distinct zone due to glucose depletion and anaerobiosis.
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