The biomechanical role of overall-shape transformation in a primitive multicellular organism: A case study of dimorphism in the filamentous cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis

• Atitheb Chaiyasitdhi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Biological Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Wirat Miphonpanyatawichok,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Division of Biotechnology, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Mathis Oliver Riehle,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Rungrueang Phatthanakun,

  Roles Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation The Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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• Werasak Surareungchai,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Biotechnology, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Graduate Program, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Worasom Kundhikanjana,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Physics, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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• Panwong Kuntanawat

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: panwong.kun@gmail.com

  Affiliations Division of Biotechnology, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Graduate Program, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3850-440X

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