Bacterial metabolic remodelling by convergent evolution in response to host niche-dependent nutrient availability
Amy C. Pickering, Jamie Gorzynski, Grace Taylor-Joyce, Rhodri Evans, Willow B. Fox, Pedro Melo, Joana Alves, Hannah Schlauch, Fiona A. Sargison, Gonzalo Yebra, Natalie Ring, J. Ross Fitzgerald
This study shows how bovine S. aureus adapts to the dairy niche through metabolic remodelling and convergent evolution of protease expression for enhanced growth.
Science Advances · Feb 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology