MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewed
Physical mechanisms that enable bacteria to traverse channels half their width
Kelsey G. DeFrates, Junsung Lee, Gissell Jimenez…·Christopher J. Hernandez
This study investigates how S. aureus traverses nanoscale channels in bone, finding that fluid pressure, not cell division, enables bacterial entry into narrow spaces.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.00194-26