Study shows that (p)ppGpp-controlled GTP homeostasis is essential for maintaining the proton motive force. This ensures #bacterial survival and #antibiotic tolerance. Study by Andrea Salzer et al. points to new approaches to fight persistent infections: shorturl.at/HtJ6N @wolzc.bsky.social

By Janes Krusche @jkrusche.bsky.social. Christian Beck, @dger.bsky.social @wolzc.bsky.social et al @cmfi.bsky.social @spp2330.bsky.social @dzif.bsky.social

(p)ppGpp-mediated GTP homeostasis ensures the survival and antibiotic tolerance of Staphylococcus aureus during starvation by preserving the proton motive force https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.06.579068v1

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Nasal IgA governs governs if respiratory colonizers and pathogens can establish. Read how vastly IgA levels vary affecting microbiome members differently. #S.aureus uses protein A to accumulate IgA. By Rob van Dalen, @Ah_M_Elsherbini... @CoE_CMFI @DZIF_ doi.org/10.1186/s40168…