Virulence-linked adhesin drives mutualist colonization of the bee gut via biofilm formation
Patrick J. Lariviere, A. H. M. Zuberi Ashraf, Isaac Gifford, Sylvia Tanguma, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Nancy A. Moran
This study identifies biofilm-forming adhesins in Snodgrassella alvi that are essential for its mutualistic colonization of the bee gut.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology