MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A soluble host signal drives rapid, brain-predominant capsular thickening in Streptococcus pneumoniae via a putative sodium-dependent transporter (SPD_0642) and capsular prepromoter sequence
Никола Томов, Sabrina Hupp, Annelies Müller…·Asparouh I. Iliev
This paper identifies a host-derived signal that induces rapid, tissue-specific capsule thickening in Streptococcus pneumoniae, independent of phase variation, and shows two genetic determinants involved in this process.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.28.714961