Environmental cues shape extracellular vesicles biogenesis and function in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Miriana Battista, Yann Bachelot, T Franke, Christoph Saffer, Lioba Zimmermann, Laura Teuber, Marc Thilo Figge, Cláudia Vilhena
This study shows environmental factors like temperature, pH, and glucose availability influence extracellular vesicle (EV) production and function in Streptococcus pneumoniae, affecting biofilm formation and interspecies interactions.
BMC Microbiology · Mar 4, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology