Pseudomonas aeruginosa evolves to an infection state of reduced virulence and enhanced survival during antibiotic selection in an airway tissue model
Albano H. Tenaglia, Claudia Antonella Colque, Mario Hernán Chiatti, Esmeralda Cebrián-Sastre, Carolina López, Victor Midlej, Alejandro J. Vila, Helle Krogh Johansen, Søren Molin, Andrea M. Smania
This study shows that antibiotic selection in a human airway tissue model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa leads to evolution of less virulent, tissue-preserving infections with enhanced survival.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology