Phenol-soluble modulin α and β display divergent roles in mice with staphylococcal septic arthritis
Phenol-soluble modulin α and β display divergent roles in staphylococcal infection and its associated septic arthritis - whereas PSMα is a virulence factor for neutrophils that worsens infection, PSMβ protects from the development of septic arthritis.
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-09-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03839-2 |