Rational engineering of facultative anaerobiosis enables commensal survival in the oxygenated gut
Abigail E. Rose, Madison Langford-Butler, Luisella Spiga, Daniel W. Bak, Maxwell Neal, Muen Shen, M. Wade Calcutt, Ryan T. Fansler, Sanjay Kumar Rohaun, Mohamad Feron, Alexandra C. Schrimpe‐Rutledge, Brittany M. Berdy, Simona G. Codreanu, Stacy D. Sherrod, Owen F. Hale, , Wenhan Zhu
This study engineers obligate anaerobic bacteria to tolerate oxygen, improving their survival in the gut.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology