Competing for Iron: Duplication and Amplification of the isd Locus in Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 Provides a Competitive Advantage to Overcome Nutritional Limitation

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase negative bacterial pathogen that is particularly associated with severe cases of infectious endocarditis. Unique amongst the coagulase-negative staphylococci, S. lugdunensis harbors an iron regulated surface determinant locus (isd). This locus facilitates th...

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Autores principales: Heilbronner, Simon, Monk, Ian R., Brozyna, Jeremy R., Heinrichs, David E., Skaar, Eric P., Peschel, Andreas, Foster, Timothy J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27575058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006246

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27575058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006246

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