Disease-associated genotypes of the commensal skin bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis

Some of the most common infectious diseases are caused by bacteria that naturally colonise humans asymptomatically. Combating these opportunistic pathogens requires an understanding of the traits that differentiate infecting strains from harmless relatives. Staphylococcus epidermidis is carried as...

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Main Authors: Meric, G, Mageiros, L, Pensar, J, Laabei, M, Yahara, K, Pascoe, B, Kittiwan, N, Tadee, P, Post, V, Lamble, S, Bowden, R, Bray, J, Morgenstern, M, Jolley, K, Maiden, M, Feil, E, Didelot, X, Miragaia, M, De Lencastre, H, Moriarty, T, Rohde, H, Massey, R, Mack, D, Corander, J, Sheppard, S
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer Nature 2018