Staphylococcus aureus Nuc2 is a functional, surface-attached extracellular nuclease.

Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent bacterial pathogen that causes a diverse range of acute and chronic infections. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the secreted nuclease (Nuc) enzyme is a virulence factor in multiple models of infection, and in vivo expression of nuc has facilitated the dev...

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Main Authors: Megan R Kiedrowski, Heidi A Crosby, Frank J Hernandez, Cheryl L Malone, James O McNamara, Alexander R Horswill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994088?pdf=render