S-layer expansion is mediated by hoop-like cracks in the paracrystalline lattice during Bacillus anthracis growth
Nature · By Chen Zhang ·
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02544-8 Hoop-like cracking of the S-layer, filled either completely or partially, respectively leading to dispersed or focused modes of S-layer synthesis, enables S-layer expansion during Bacillus…