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Immune protection and persistence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections by pyruvate cross-feeding.
Nature communications - 8 Jul 2026
Lampadariou Stefanos, Laborda Pablo, Masiero Lorenzo, Molin Søren, Johansen Helle Krogh, La Rosa Ruggero
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Chronic infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis are characterized by persistent inflammation and oxidative stress, yet the mechanisms enabling bacterial persistence are not fully understood. Here, we identify a persistence mechanism mediated by pyruvate secretion resulting from mutations in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa, with putative...
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