Environmental Cues Shape Extracellular Vesicles Biogenesis and Function in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Battista M, Bachelot Y, Franke T, Saffer C B, Zimmermann L, Teuber L, Figge MT, Vilhena C# (2026). Environmental Cues Shape Extracellular Vesicles Biogenesis and Function in Streptococcus pneumoniae. BMC Microbiology.

Bacterial extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-derived structures involved in communication between bacteria and their host. This work quantifies how growth condition variables shape EV biogenesis and downstream function in Streptococcus pneumoniae, combining quantitative imaging and data analysis of vesicle populations to link environmental input parameters to measurable EV output characteristics.