Abstract
The bacterial world is full of varying cell shapes and sizes, and individual species perpetuate a defined morphology generation after generation. We review recent findings and ideas about how bacteria use the cytoskeleton and other strategies to regulate cell growth in time and space to produce different shapes and sizes.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
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Bacterial Proteins / physiology
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Cell Biology
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Cell Shape
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Cell Wall / physiology*
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Cytoskeletal Proteins / physiology
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Cytoskeleton / physiology*
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Escherichia coli / metabolism
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Humans
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Models, Biological
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Morphogenesis
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Pressure
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Skin / microbiology*
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Skin Physiological Phenomena
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Cytoskeletal Proteins
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FtsZ protein, Bacteria