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The Staphylococcus aureus Global Regulator MgrA Modulates Clumping and Virulence by Controlling Surface Protein Expression

Staphylococcus aureus is a human commensal and opportunistic pathogen that causes devastating infections in a wide range of locations within the body. One of the defining characteristics of S. aureus is its ability to form clumps in the presence of soluble fibrinogen, which likely has a protective b...

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Autores principales: Crosby, Heidi A., Schlievert, Patrick M., Merriman, Joseph A., King, Jessica M., Salgado-Pabón, Wilmara, Horswill, Alexander R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4856396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005604