Network rewiring of a pneumococcal communication system promotes stress adaptation in a globally successful lineage
Bárbara Ferreira, Carina Valente, Ozcan Gazioglu, Hasan Yesilkaya, N. Luisa Hiller, Raquel Sá-Leão
The paper identifies a non-functional variant of a bacterial communication system that rewires gene regulation to enhance stress adaptation and colonization in a globally successful Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology