BiophysicsSoft MatterPeer-reviewed
Spontaneous spatial sorting by cell shape in growing colonies of rod-like bacteria
Mateusz Ratman, Jimmy Gonzalez Nuñez, Daniel A. Beller
This study shows that rod-like bacteria with different shapes sort spatially in growing colonies, with longer cells moving to the periphery due to mechanical interactions and nematic order.
DOI 10.1039/d5sm01256b