Citrate cross-feeding between Pseudomonas aerguinosa genotypes supports lasR mutant fitness in co-cultures
D. L. Mould, C. E. Finger, N. Botelho, S. Stuut, D. A. Hogan
The paper shows that citrate cross-feeding between Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotypes enhances fitness of lasR mutants in co-cultures by enabling citrate uptake and virulence factor expression.
bioRxiv · May 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology