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Phenol-soluble modulins in staphylococci: What are they originally for?

Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are amphipathic peptides produced by staphylococci that have multiple functions in pathogenesis. For example, they may function as cytotoxins and pro-inflammatory agents. Additionally, in a recent study we demonstrated that Staphylococcus aureus PSMs structure biofilms...

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Autores principales: Periasamy, Saravanan, Chatterjee, Som S., Cheung, Gordon Y. C., Otto, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22896791
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.19420