Pseudomonas aeruginosa modulates alginate biosynthesis and type VI secretion system in two critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Jiuxin QuZhao CaiXiangke DuanHan ZhangHang ChengShuhong HanKaiwei YuZhaofang JiangYingdan ZhangYang LiuFang BaiYingxia LiuLei LiuLiang YangPublished in: Cell & bioscience (2022)
Our study suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection can create a lung environment that allow rapid adaptive evolution of bacterial pathogens with genetic traits suitable for chronic infections.