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Identification of an intracellular M17 family leucine aminopeptidase that is required for virulence in Staphylococcus aureus.
Microbes and infection - 1 Sept 2012
Carroll Ronan K, Robison Tiffany M, Rivera Frances E, Davenport Jessica E, Jonsson Ing-Marie, Florczyk Danuta, Tarkowski Andrej, Potempa Jan, Koziel Joanna, Shaw Lindsey N
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Staphylococcus aureus is a highly virulent bacterial pathogen capable of causing a variety of ailments throughout the human body. It is a major public health concern due to the continued emergence of highly pathogenic methicillin resistant strains (MRSA) both within hospitals and in the community. Virulence in S. aureus is mediated by an array of secreted and cell wall associated virulence factors, including...
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