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q-bio.PE2017
A physics-explicit model of bacterial conjugation shows the stabilizing role of the conjugative junction
Jakub Pastuszak, Bartlomiej Waclaw
Conjugation is a process in which bacteria exchange DNA through a physical connection (conjugative junction) between mating cells. Despite its significance for processes such as th…
physics.bio-ph2017
Mechanical interactions in bacterial colonies and the surfing probability of beneficial mutations
Fred F. Farrell, Matti Gralka, Oskar Hallatschek +1
Bacterial conglomerates such as biofilms and microcolonies are ubiquitous in nature and play an important role in industry and medicine. In contrast to well-mixed, diluted cultures…