Van Eyken, Ronald https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-0095
Oome, Dries https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5669-168X
Broux, Kevin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-8544
Jordens, Sam
Aertsen, Abram https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-2305
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G0C5322N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G0D8220N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (11J6222N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (11J6224N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (11Q4T24N)
Article History
Received: 4 April 2025
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 21 February 2026
Competing interests
: Pending European priority patent application EP25163851.6 was filed on 14/03/2025, with R.V.E. and A.A. as inventors, and KU Leuven as applicant, and claims bacteria with non-exponential growth (comprising all aspects of this manuscript). The remaining authors declare no competing interests.