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Differential active adhesion and a capillary instability drive global eversion and dissemination of bacterial colonies
Stephan Wimmi, Isabelle Wielert, Kai Zhou…·Berenike Maier
This study shows that chemical gradients induce eversion in bacterial colonies by triggering a capillary instability, leading to bacterial dissemination.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.15.699682