Impaired respiration elicits SrrAB-dependent programmed cell lysis and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms attached to a surface or each other. Biofilm-associated cells are the etiologic agents of recurrent Staphylococcus aureus infections. Infected human tissues are hypoxic or anoxic. S. aureus increases biofilm formation in response to hypoxia, but how this oc...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-02-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/23845 |