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Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus: Multiple Metabolic Pathways Impact the Expression of Virulence Factors in Small-Colony Variants (SCVs)

Staphylococcus aureus is able to survive within host cells by switching its phenotype to the small-colony variant (SCV) phenotype. The emergence of SCVs is associated with the development of persistent infections, which may be both chronic and recurrent. This slow-growing subpopulation of S. aureus...

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Autores principales: Tuchscherr, Lorena, Löffler, Bettina, Proctor, Richard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7253646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32508801
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01028