MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
The offensive role of the Bacillus extracellular matrix in driving metabolite-mediated dialogue and adaptive strategies with pathogenic fungi
Alicia Isabel Pérez‐Lorente, Carlos Molina‐Santiago, David Vela‐Corcía…·Diego Romero
This study shows that Bacillus subtilis uses its extracellular matrix protein TasA to suppress Botrytis cinerea by disrupting fungal structures and delivering antimicrobial compounds, while the fungus responds with adaptive strategies.