E. coli division machinery drives cocci development inside host cells
Alaska Pokhrel, Lachlan Chisholm, Ariana Costas, Matthew J. Pittorino, Iain G. Duggin, Bill Söderström
This study shows uropathogenic E. coli forms cocci inside host cells through FtsZ-driven division, revealing a new level of bacterial morphological plasticity.
PLoS Biology · Sep 3, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology