Evolutionary and ecological considerations of social behaviours in Staphylococcus aureus
The growth and virulence of the major human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, is dependent upon a cell-to-cell signalling mechanism known as quorum sensing (QS). QS coordinates the production of virulence factors at a group level via the production and sensing of autoinducing peptide (AIP) signal mol...
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University of Nottingham
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.716478 |