Unveiling the dance of evolution: Pla-mediated cleavage of Ymt modulates the virulence dynamics of Yersinia pestis .
Gengshan WuYazhou ZhouShiyang CaoYarong WuTong WangYu ZhangXiaoyi WangYajun SongRuifu YangZongmin DuPublished in: mBio (2024)
, wherein reduced cleavage efficiency is a positive selection force, shaping the pathogen's natural trajectory.