MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
The global evolutionary dynamics of natural capsule switching in a human-restricted bacterial pathogen
Chrispin Chaguza, Anna York, Stephanie W. Lo…·Daniel M. Weinberger
This study examines capsule switching in Streptococcus pneumoniae using whole-genome sequences, finding that switching is limited to specific capsule-type pairs and influenced by genetic and ecological factors.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.24.752487