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Experimental evolution of Staphylococcus aureus in macrophages: dissection of a conditional adaptive trait promoting intracellular survival.
mBio - 12 Jun 2024
Alves Joana, Vrieling Manouk, Ring Natalie, Yebra Gonzalo, Pickering Amy, Prajsnar Tomasz K, Renshaw Stephen A, Fitzgerald J Ross
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Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen associated with important diseases in humans and animals. Macrophages are a key component of the innate immune response to S. aureus infection and play a major role in disease outcomes. To investigate the adaptive evolution of S. aureus in response to macrophages, we developed an experimental infection assay. S. aureus strains representing major human epidemic clones were...
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