DSF signalling integrates c-di-GMP and σ54 pathways with metabolic reprogramming to control Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance
Marc Bravo, Andromeda-Celeste Gómez, Oscar Conchillo‐Solé, Andrea García-Navarro, Joan Lluís Pons, Xavier Daura, Isidre Gibert, Daniel Yero
This study shows how DSF signaling in S. maltophilia links quorum sensing, c-di-GMP, σ54 pathways, and metabolic reprogramming to control pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology