Competence remodels the pneumococcal cell wall providing resistance to fratricide and surface exposing key virulence factors
V. Minhas, A. Domenech, D. Synefiaridou, D. Straume, M. Brendel, G. Cebrero, X. Liu, C. Costa, M. Baldry, J.-C. Sirard, C. Perez, N. Gisch, S. Hammerschmidt, L. S. Havarstein, 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.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology