MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Commensal to pathogen switch in Streptococcus pneumoniae is governed by a thermosensing master regulator
Shruti Apte, Greicy Kelly Bonifacio Pereira, Sourav Kumar Ghosh…·Anirban Banerjee
This study identifies a thermosensing master regulator in Streptococcus pneumoniae that mediates the switch from commensal to pathogenic state through temperature-dependent regulation of surface adhesin expression.
DOI 10.1101/2025.05.23.655729