Effect of Co-inhabiting Coagulase Negative Staphylococci on S. aureus agr Quorum Sensing, Host Factor Binding, and Biofilm Formation

Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal colonizer of both humans and animals, but also an opportunistic pathogen responsible for a multitude of diseases. In recent years, colonization of pigs by methicillin resistant S. aureus has become a problem with increasing numbers of humans being infected by liv...

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Main Authors: Pai Peng, Mara Baldry, Bengt H. Gless, Martin S. Bojer, Carmen Espinosa-Gongora, Sharmin J. Baig, Paal S. Andersen, Christian A. Olsen, Hanne Ingmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02212/full