Dynamic pneumococcal genetic adaptations support bacterial growth and inflammation during coinfection with influenza
A. P. Smith, L. Lane, T. van Opijnen, S. Woolard, R. Carter, A. Iverson, C. Burnham, P. Vogel, D. Roeber, G. Hochu, M. D. Johnson, J. McCullers, J. Rosch, A. M. Smith
This study identifies bacterial genes critical for pneumococcal virulence and immune modulation during influenza coinfection using transposon mutagenesis and in vivo analysis.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2021Microbiology