A delivered DNase toxin creates population heterogeneity through transient intoxication of siblings.
Hanna Eriksson, Susan Schlegel, Jonas Kjellin, Sanna Koskiniemi
This paper shows that toxin delivery in E. coli creates population heterogeneity by transiently intoxicating sibling cells, leading to physiological changes through DNA damage and redox status shifts.
mBio · Sep 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology