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. 2020 Aug 21;6:31. doi: 10.1038/s41522-020-00141-z

Fig. 4. Schematic presentation of the effect of adhesion and adhesion forces on the bacterial cell wall and mechanosensitive channel gating.

Fig. 4

Planktonic bacteria in the absence of osmotic stress do not experience adhesion forces causing cell wall deformation and changes lipid membrane tension that are accompanied by opening of mechanosensitive channels.