Bárbara Ferreira

Coexistence of two divergent TprA/PhrA cell-cell communication systems in Streptococcus mitis coordinate bacteriocin production, competence, oxidative stress responses, and interspecies competition with S. pneumoniae

Network rewiring of a pneumococcal communication system promotes stress adaptation in a globally successful lineage

The paper identifies a non-functional variant of a bacterial communication system that rewires gene regulation to enhance stress adaptation and colonization in a globally successful Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage.