MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Competence remodels the pneumococcal cell wall providing resistance to fratricide and surface exposing key virulence factors
V. Minhas, A. Domenech, D. Synefiaridou…·J.-W. Veening
This study shows that competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae is crucial for virulence by increasing surface exposure of virulence factors and providing resistance to fratricide.
DOI 10.1101/2022.08.03.502730