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SrrAB Modulates Staphylococcus aureus Cell Death through Regulation of cidABC Transcription.
Journal of bacteriology - 25 Jan 2016
Windham Ian H, Chaudhari Sujata S, Bose Jeffrey L, Thomas Vinai C, Bayles Kenneth W
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The death and lysis of a subpopulation in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm cells are thought to benefit the surviving population by releasing extracellular DNA, a critical component of the biofilm extracellular matrix. Although the means by which S. aureus controls cell death and lysis is not understood, studies implicate the role of the cidABC and lrgAB operons in this process. Recently, disruption of...
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