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The agr quorum sensing system in Staphylococcus aureus cells mediates death of sub-population
24 Jul 2018
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OBJECTIVE: In the human pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, the agr quorum sensing system controls expression of a multitude of virulence factors and yet, agr negative cells frequently arise both in the laboratory and in some infections. The aim of this study was to examine the possible reasons behind this phenomenon. RESULTS: We examined viability of wild type and agr mutant cell cultures using a live-dead stain...
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