The Staphylococcus aureus response to unsaturated long chain free fatty acids: survival mechanisms and virulence implications.

The Staphylococcus aureus response to unsaturated long chain free fatty acids: survival mechanisms and virulence implications.

Staphylococcus aureus is an important human commensal and opportunistic pathogen responsible for a wide range of infections. Long chain unsaturated free fatty acids represent a barrier to colonisation and infection by S. aureus and act as an antimicrobial component of the innate immune system where...

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Main Authors: John G Kenny, Deborah Ward, Elisabet Josefsson, Ing-Marie Jonsson, Jason Hinds, Huw H Rees, Jodi A Lindsay, Andrej Tarkowski, Malcolm J Horsburgh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2629846?pdf=render

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