A cross-species interaction with a symbiotic commensal enables cell-density-dependent growth and in vivo virulence of an oral pathogen
A. Hoare, H. Wang, A. Meethil, L. Abusleme, B.-Y. Hong, N. Moutsopoulos, P. D. Marsh, G. Hajishengallis, P. I. Diaz
The paper shows that Porphyromonas gingivalis uses a diffusible molecule from Veillonella parvula to overcome growth limitations in polymicrobial communities, affecting virulence.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2020Microbiology