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On-person adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during treatment for atopic dermatitis.
Cell host & microbe - 12 Apr 2023
Key Felix M, Khadka Veda D, Romo-González Carolina, Blake Kimbria J, Deng Liwen, Lynn Tucker C, Lee Jean C, Chiu Isaac M, García-Romero Maria T, Lieberman Tami D
Abstract excerpt
The opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus frequently colonizes the inflamed skin of people with atopic dermatitis (AD) and worsens disease severity by promoting skin damage. Here, we show, by longitudinally tracking 23 children treated for AD, that S. aureus adapts via de novo mutations during colonization. Each patient's S. aureus population is dominated by a single lineage, with infrequent invasion by...
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