Clonal expansion during Staphylococcus aureus infection dynamics reveals the effect of antibiotic intervention.

To slow the inexorable rise of antibiotic resistance we must understand how drugs impact on pathogenesis and influence the selection of resistant clones. Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen with populations of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals and the community. Host phagoc...

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Main Authors: Gareth McVicker, Tomasz K Prajsnar, Alexander Williams, Nelly L Wagner, Michael Boots, Stephen A Renshaw, Simon J Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1003959&type=printable