Engineering a “detect and destroy” skin probiotic to combat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

The prevalence and virulence of pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (S.) aureus (MRSA), which can cause recurrent skin infections, are of significant clinical concern. Prolonged antibiotic exposure to treat or decolonize S. aureus contributes to development of antibiotic resistanc...

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Main Authors: Changhui Guan, Peter J. Larson, Elizabeth Fleming, Alexander P. Tikhonov, Sara Mootien, Trudy H. Grossman, Caroline Golino, Julia Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9754240/?tool=EBI