Genes associated with desiccation stress in foodborne Staphylococcus aureus as revealed by transposon insertion mutagenesis.

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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen whose survival in food processing environments may be associated with its tolerance to desiccation. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in desiccation stress have received little attention in S. aureus. Here, some potential genes related to desiccation stress were determined in S. aureus by the transposon random mutagenesis approach....

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• Desiccation
• Mutagenesis, Insertional
• Mutation
• Staphylococcus aureus