MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A toxin/antitoxin system targeting the replication sliding-clamp induces competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Mickaël Maziero, Dimitri Juillot, Isabelle Mortier‐Barrière…·Mathieu A. Bergé
This study identifies a toxin-antitoxin system in Streptococcus pneumoniae that induces competence by causing replicative stress and triggering the comCDE operon.
DOI 10.1101/2025.09.02.673660