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Arachidonic Acid Kills Staphylococcus aureus through a Lipid Peroxidation Mechanism

Staphylococcus aureus infects every niche of the human host. In response to microbial infection, vertebrates have an arsenal of antimicrobial compounds that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacterial cells. One class of antimicrobial compounds consists of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are highl...

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Autores principales: Beavers, William N., Monteith, Andrew J., Amarnath, Venkataraman, Mernaugh, Raymond L., Roberts, L. Jackson, Chazin, Walter J., Davies, Sean S., Skaar, Eric P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6775451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31575763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01333-19