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Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus: Multiple Metabolic Pathways Impact the Expression of Virulence Factors in Small-Colony Variants (SCVs)
21 May 2020
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Staphylococcus aureus is able to survive within host cells by switching its phenotype to the small-colony variant (SCV) phenotype. The emergence of SCVs is associated with the development of persistent infections, which may be both chronic and recurrent. This slow-growing subpopulation of S. aureus forms small colonies on solid-medium agar, is induced within host cells, presents a non-homogenous genetic...
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