Impaired respiration elicits SrrAB-dependent programmed cell lysis and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus

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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Main Authors: Ameya A Mashruwala, Adriana van de Guchte, Jeffrey M Boyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-02-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Staphylococcus
aureus
respiration
biofilm
oxygen
cell death
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/23845

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