Staphylococcus aureus Infection Reduces Nutrition Uptake and Nucleotide Biosynthesis in a Human Airway Epithelial Cell Line

The Gram positive opportunistic human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus induces a variety of diseases including pneumonia. S. aureus is the second most isolated pathogen in cystic fibrosis patients and accounts for a large proportion of nosocomial pneumonia. Inside the lung, the human airway epithelium...

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Main Authors: Philipp Gierok, Manuela Harms, Karen Methling, Falko Hochgräfe, Michael Lalk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Metabolites
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/6/4/41