{
  "id": 13626896,
  "title": "Establishing genetic tractability in Jeongeupia sacculi HS-3: disruption of rpoS hinders biofilm formation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/establishing-genetic-tractability-in-jeongeupia-sacculi-hs-3",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.09.758012v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jeongeupia sacculi (HS-3) is a novel {beta}-proteobacterium with a unique multicellular life cycle. The genetic tractability and mechanisms underlying differentiation are unknown. Here, we adapt a method of homologous recombination for genetic modification in HS-3 and generate a disruption mutant of rpoS, which encodes the alternative sigma factor{sigma} S commonly associated with general stress…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}