Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR is a keystone gene in polymicrobial cultures
Éva Bernadett Bényei, Rahan Rudland Nazeer, Jemima E. V. Swain, Pok-Man Ho, Anastasios Galanis, Martin Welch
This study shows that loss of lasR function in Pseudomonas aeruginosa disrupts inter-species interactions in polymicrobial CF airway infections, leading to instability in Candida albicans titres and transcriptional reprogramming.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology