{"title":"mSphere of Influence: The bacterial growth law-revisiting the old to discover the new.","authors":"Katsuya Fuchino","doi":"10.1128/msphere.00046-26","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Katsuya Fuchino works in the field of bacterial cell biology and applied microbiology. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how the studies \"Dependency on medium and temperature of cell size and chemical composition during balanced growth of <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i>\" by Schaechter et al. and \"A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria\" by Weart et al. inspired the field of bacterial cell size homeostasis and his current research. Additionally, he highlights the value of reading classic, original papers that influenced the field, as a means to reflect on paradigm shifts and generate new ideas.</p>","PeriodicalId":19052,"journal":{"name":"mSphere","volume":" ","pages":"e0004626"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13410753/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"mSphere","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00046-26","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/6/23 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Katsuya Fuchino works in the field of bacterial cell biology and applied microbiology. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how the studies "Dependency on medium and temperature of cell size and chemical composition during balanced growth of Salmonella typhimurium" by Schaechter et al. and "A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria" by Weart et al. inspired the field of bacterial cell size homeostasis and his current research. Additionally, he highlights the value of reading classic, original papers that influenced the field, as a means to reflect on paradigm shifts and generate new ideas.
期刊介绍:
mSphere™ is a multi-disciplinary open-access journal that will focus on rapid publication of fundamental contributions to our understanding of microbiology. Its scope will reflect the immense range of fields within the microbial sciences, creating new opportunities for researchers to share findings that are transforming our understanding of human health and disease, ecosystems, neuroscience, agriculture, energy production, climate change, evolution, biogeochemical cycling, and food and drug production. Submissions will be encouraged of all high-quality work that makes fundamental contributions to our understanding of microbiology. mSphere™ will provide streamlined decisions, while carrying on ASM''s tradition for rigorous peer review.