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Potassium Uptake Systems in Staphylococcus aureus: New Stories about Ancient Systems
9 Oct 2013
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Staphylococcus aureus is a hardy organism that can survive high-salt conditions better than many other bacteria. This characteristic is thought to help S. aureus survive in the nares and on the skin of the human host and is used to selectively propagate and identify Staphylococcus species. However, the mechanism that allows S. aureus to tolerate such high-salt conditions is not well understood. A recent study in...
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