Dynamics of Bacillus colony growth.
A growing bacterial colony is not an amorphous mass but is a dynamic and differentiated system. It may appear chaotic in the details of its structure but it can be accurately described by simple models for fractal geometry. As Benoit Mandelbrot said: 'Surprise, simple rules can generate rich structures'.
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D001407:Bacillus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002455:Cell Division; D008954:Models, Biological