179 citations · 179 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
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…
physics.bio-ph2013★ 179 cited
Mechanically driven growth of quasi-two dimensional microbial colonies
F. D. C. Farrell, O. Hallatschek, D. Marenduzzo +1
We study colonies of non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria growing on solid substrates. In our model, bacteria interact purely mechanically, by pushing each other away as they grow, and…