Methicillin Resistance Reduces the Virulence of Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Interfering With the agr Quorum Sensing System

The difficulty in successfully treating infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has led to them being referred to as highly virulent or pathogenic. In our study of one of the major healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) clones, we show that expression of the gene respon...

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Autores principales: Rudkin, Justine K., Edwards, Andrew M., Bowden, Maria G., Brown, Eric L., Pozzi, Clarissa, Waters, Elaine M., Chan, Weng C., Williams, Paul, O’Gara, James P., Massey, Ruth C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22301683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir845

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22301683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir845

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