Identification of a lactate-quinone oxidoreductase (Lqo) in staphylococcus aureus that is essential for virulence
Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen commonly infecting nearly every host tissue. The ability of S. aureus to resist innate immunity is critical to its success as a pathogen, including its propensity to grow in the presence of host nitric oxide (NO·). Upon exogenous NO&...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2011.00019/full |