Bacterial contact induces polar plug disintegration to mediate whipworm egg hatching
A. Robertson, J. Sall, M. Venzon, J. J. Olivas, X. Zheng, M. Cammer, N. Antao, R. S. Thur, J. Bethony, P. Nejsum, V. J. Torres, F.-X. Liang, K. Cadwell
This study identifies how bacterial contact triggers polar plug disintegration in whipworm eggs, facilitating larval hatching through chitinase activity rather than bacterial enzymes.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology