Transcriptional and metabolic stasis define desiccation-induced dormancy in the soil bacterium Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 until water vapor initiates resuscitation.
Paul Carini, Adriana C. Gomez-Buckley, Christina R. Guerrero, Melanie R Kridler, Isabella A. Viney, Roya AminiTabrizi, M. M. Tfaily, Peter Moma, Laura Meredith, Katherine Louie, Benjamin P. Bowen, Trent R. Northen, Oona Snoeyenbos-West, Ryan P. Bartelme
This study shows that desiccation-induced dormancy in Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 preserves mRNA and metabolite profiles, with changes only occurring during drying and rehydration transitions.
mSystems · Feb 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology