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Epistatic relationships between sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation.
PloS one - 24 May 2010
Beenken Karen E, Mrak Lara N, Griffin Linda M, Zielinska Agnieszka K, Shaw Lindsey N, Rice Kelly C, Horswill Alexander R, Bayles Kenneth W, Smeltzer Mark S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The accessory gene regulator (agr) and staphylococcal accessory regulator (sarA) play opposing roles in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. There is mounting evidence to suggest that these opposing roles are therapeutically relevant in that mutation of agr results in increased bi...
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