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Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: Formation, infection, and treatment.
Microbiological research - 1 Jul 2022
Zhou Shengzhe, Rao Yifan, Li Jia, Huang Qiaoyi, Rao Xiancai
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus (Sau) plays an important role in human infections occurring in both the community and hospital settings. Sau-related chronic and relapsing infections are mainly attributed to small-colony variants (SCVs), a type of subpopulation that has a size one-tenth that of normal colonies and is accompanied by several unique characteristics, including a lack of or reduced pigmentation, decreased...
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