SigB is a dominant regulator of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants.

SigB is a dominant regulator of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants.

Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants (SCVs) are persistent pathogenic bacteria characterized by slow growth and, for many of these strains, an increased ability to form biofilms and to persist within host cells. The virulence-associated gene expression profile of SCVs clearly differs from tha...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Mitchell, Alexandre Fugère, Karine Pépin Gaudreau, Eric Brouillette, Eric H Frost, André M Cantin, François Malouin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660380?pdf=render

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