Metabolic Strategies That Enable Oral Commensal Persistence in a Lower Airway Environment
Ashley Mulcahy Toney, Junu Koirala, Apollo Stacy
This study identifies metabolic strategies enabling Neisseria mucosa persistence in the inflamed lower airway, highlighting nitrate respiration and antibiotic resistance as key factors.
mBio · Sep 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology