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The two-component regulatory systems GraRS and SrrAB mediate Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to Pep5 produced by clinical isolate of Staphylococcus epidermidis
4 Jun 2024
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ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium on the skin and in the nose that sometimes causes severe illness. Bacteriocins, antimicrobial peptides, or proteins produced by bacteria are candidates for the treatment of S. aureus infection. In this study, we found that a clinical Staphylococcus epidermidis strain, KSE112, produced the lantibiotic Pep5, which showed anti- S. aureus activity. The complete...
