Cross-membrane cooperation among bacteria can facilitate intracellular pathogenesis
Daniel Schator, Naren Gajenthra Kumar, Samuel Joseph U. Chong, Timothy K. Jung, Eric Jedel, Benjamin E. Smith, David J. Evans, Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig
This study shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa subpopulations cooperate through Ca2+ influx via T3SS to transition from vacuoles to cytoplasm and disseminate in vivo.
Nature Communications · Aug 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology