MicrobiologybioRxiv
Mechanical morphotype switching as an adaptive response in mycobacteria
H. A. Eskandarian, Y.-X. Chen, C. Toniolo…·B. Javid
The paper shows mycobacteria change their cell surface stiffness to survive macrophage stress, using mechanical morphotype switching as an adaptive strategy.
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adh7957