title: Growth: A Model for Establishing Cell Size and Shape.
abstract: New experiments reveal that the relative growth between cell surface area and volume are key determinants of the shape and size of rod-like bacteria. These results are synthesized into a relative-growth model that applies to questions ranging from morphogenesis to cell-cycle timing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132, USA. Electronic address: yhmchan@sfsu.edu.
authors.forename: Yee-Hung
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Mark Chan
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D002455:Cell Division; D048429:Cell Size; D002473:Cell Wall; D009024:Morphogenesis