Pseudomonas aeruginosa contracts mucus to form biofilms in tissue-engineered human airways
T. Rossy, T. Distler, J. Pezoldt, J. Kim, L. Tala, N. Bouklas, B. Deplancke, A. Persat
This study shows Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms mucus-associated biofilms in human airway models by contracting mucus using type IV pili.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology