BlpC-mediated selfish program leads to rapid loss of Streptococcus pneumoniae clonal diversity during infection
S. D. Aggarwal, J. A. Lees, N. T. Jacobs, G. C. W. Bee, A. R. Abruzzo, J. N. Weiser
The paper shows that BlpC-mediated intra-strain competition reduces clonal diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae during infection and transmission.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2022Microbiology