Strains of Staphylococcus aureus that Colonize and Infect Skin Harbor Mutations in Metabolic Genes

Summary: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infections, yet the bacterial genetic changes associated with adaptation to human skin are not well characterized. S. aureus strains isolated from patients with chronic skin colonization and intermittent infection were u...

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Main Authors: Karen P. Acker, Tania Wong Fok Lung, Emily West, Joshua Craft, Apurva Narechania, Hannah Smith, Kelsey O'Brien, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Christine Lauren, Paul J. Planet, Alice Prince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004219302640