Same genome, different shape, different outcome. SOS-independent phenotypic differences shape survival in E. coli. Very happy to share our preprint!

Rafael Peña-Miller@penamiller.bsky.social · last yr.

New preprint led by @brunoluviano.bsky.social & Fernando Santos. We show that filamentation enhances bacterial survival under toxic stress — not as collateral damage, but as a regulated morphological response. TL;DR: Filamentation isn’t a symptom, it’s a strategy! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...