Adaptation in a Fibronectin Binding Autolysin of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus saprophyticus</named-content>

Adaptation in a Fibronectin Binding Autolysin of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus saprophyticus</named-content>

ABSTRACT Human-pathogenic bacteria are found in a variety of niches, including free-living, zoonotic, and microbiome environments. Identifying bacterial adaptations that enable invasive disease is an important means of gaining insight into the molecular basis of pathogenesis and understanding pathog...

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Main Authors: Tatum D. Mortimer, Douglas S. Annis, Mary B. O’Neill, Lindsey L. Bohr, Tracy M. Smith, Hendrik N. Poinar, Deane F. Mosher, Caitlin S. Pepperell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
adhesins
evolution
positive selection
urinary tract infection
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00511-17

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00511-17

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