EttA is likely non-essential in Staphylococcus aureus persistence, fitness or resistance to antibiotics

Abstract Background Tolerance to antibiotics and persistence are associated with antibiotic treatment failures, chronic-relapsing infections, and emerging antibiotic resistance in various bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus. Mechanisms of persistence are largely unknown, yet have been linked t...

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Main Authors: Michal Meir, Anna Rozenblit, Simona Fliger, Yuval Geffen, Daniel Barkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01970-w