Elise Granton, Luke Brown, Manon Defaye, Parisa Moazen, Henrik Almblad, Trevor E Randall, Jacquelyn D Rich, Andrew Geppert, Nasser S Abdullah, Mortaza F Hassanabad, Carlos H Hiroki, Raquel Farias, Angela P Nguyen, Courtney Schubert, Yuefei Lou, Graciela Andonegui, Mircea Iftinca, Deepa Raju, Mario A Vargas, P Lynne Howell, Tamás Füzesi, Jaideep Bains, Deborah Kurrasch, Joe Jonathan Harrison, Christophe Altier, Bryan G Yipp
Infections of the lung cause observable sickness thought to be secondary to inflammation. Signs of sickness are crucial to alert others via behavioral-immune responses to limit contact with contagious individuals. Gram-negative bacteria produce exopolysaccharide (EPS) that provides microbial protection; however, the impact of EPS on sickness remains uncertain. Using genome-engineered Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) strains, we compared EPS-producers versus non-producers and a virulent Escherichia coli (E...
March 13, 2024: Cell