MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Diverse stresses converge on bacterial periplasmic expansion through distinct physiological mechanisms
Adrienne M. Brauer, Kevin Cho, Talia L Shaw…·Petra Anne Levin
This study shows that diverse stresses cause periplasmic expansion in E. coli through distinct mechanisms, but UDP-glucose synthesis is required for expansion under some conditions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.15.758610