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Staphylococcus aureus accessory regulators: expression within biofilms and effect on adhesion.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jul 2001
Pratten J, Foster S J, Chan P F, Wilson M, Nair S P
Abstract excerpt
Many of the genes encoding the virulence factors for Staphylococcus aureus are controlled by the accessory gene regulator (agr) and staphylococcal accessory regulator (sar). This regulation may be affected by the environment in which the organisms are grown. In the majority of ecosystems, bacteria grow attached to surfaces and form biofilms. We used S. aureus strains containing mutations inactivating agr and sar...
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