The loss of the pyoverdine secondary receptor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa results in a fitter strain suitable for population invasion
J. Gonzalez, M. Salvador, O. Ozkayab, M. Spick, C. Costa, M. J. Bailey, C. Avignone Rossa, R. Kuemmerli, J. I. Jimenez
This study shows that deleting the pyoverdine secondary receptor FpvB in Pseudomonas aeruginosa creates a fitter strain that outcompetes wildtype in structured environments under antibiotic stress.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2020Microbiology