Cooperative colonization of the host and pathogen dissemination involves stochastic and spatially structured expression of virulence traits
N. Lopez-Pagan, J. S. Rufian, J. Luneau, M.-A. Sanchez-Romero, L. Aussel, S. van Vliet, J. Ruiz-Albert, C. R. Beuzon
The paper examines phenotypic heterogeneity in Pseudomonas syringae during plant colonization, showing stochastic and spatially structured expression of virulence traits and their role in bacterial cooperation and dissemination.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2024Microbiology