Extreme envelope plasticity drives temperature-dependent morphogenesis in the LPS-free bacterium Sphingobium yanoikuyae
Samantha Crahay, Henri Voedts, Nils Y. Meiresonne, Linus Wilhelm, Erika Hendrickx, Jean‐François Collet, Katy Poncin
This study shows Sphingobium yanoikuyae exhibits extreme envelope plasticity, switching growth morphologies at different temperatures through changes in outer membrane and peptidoglycan structure.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology