Metabiosis underlies a microbiota permissive to Pseudomonadota and increases the risk of gut-borne bloodstream infection
Benjamin R. Wucher, Carlos J. Pardo‐De la Hoz, Issac Stamper, Sneh Sharma, Diego Federico Kaune, Pranali Bendale, Jonathan U. Peled, João B. Xavier
The paper identifies metabiosis, an ecological dependency where Bacteroides supports Pseudomonadota growth, increasing gut-borne bloodstream infection risk in allo-HCT patients.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology