Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosaregulates alginate biosynthesis and Type VI secretion system during adaptive and convergent evolution for coinfection in critically ill COVID-19 patients
J.-X. Qu, Z. Cai, X. Duan, H. Zhang, S. Han, K. Yu, Z. Jiang, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, L. Liu, L. Yang
This study investigates how Pseudomonas aeruginosa adapts and evolves during coinfection with COVID-19, showing it overexpresses alginate and reduces Type VI secretion system to enhance biofilm formation and suppress virulence.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology