Spaghettification: How extreme replichore imbalance impacts bacterial replication and morphology
Sha Cao, Filip Ilievski, Douglas L. Huseby, Magnus Johansson, Diarmaid Hughes, Gerrit Brandis
This study investigates how extreme replichore imbalance affects bacterial replication and morphology, finding that severe imbalances reduce fitness and cause division defects.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology