Bacterial Colonies’ Clumpy Growth

300 years of research: Princeton scientists solve a bacterial mystery

The researchers were able to observe the clumped growth of bacterial colonies in three dimensions. Credit: Neil Adelantar/Princeton University The researchers found that colonies of bacteria form three-dimensionally into rough, crystal-like shapes. Bacterial colonies often grow in streaks on Petri dishes in labs, but no one has figured out how colonies organize themselves in more …

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