Pseudomonas superinfection drives Pf phage transmission within airway infections in patients with cystic fibrosis
Julie D. Pourtois, Naomi L. Haddock, Aditi Gupta, Arya Khosravi, Hunter A. Martinez, Amelia K. Schmidt, Prema S. Prakash, Ronit Jain, Piper Fleming, Tony Hong Wei Chang, Carlos E. Milla, Patrick R. Secor, Giulio A. De Leo, Paul L. Bollyky, Elizabeth B. Burgener
The paper investigates Pf phage transmission in Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infections in cystic fibrosis patients, finding vertical transmission within lineages and new superinfections by Pf+ strains.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology