Staphylococcus aureus Agr and Sar global regulators influence internalization and induction of apoptosis.

doi:10.1128/IAI.66.11.5238-5243.1998

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Staphylococcus aureus Agr and Sar global regulators influence internalization and induction of apoptosis.

Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 1998

Wesson C A, Liou L E, Todd K M, Bohach G A, Trumble W R, Bayles K W

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Staphylococcus aureus was recently shown to be internalized by and to induce apoptosis in a bovine mammary epithelial cell line, suggesting that these processes could be involved in staphylococcal pathogenesis or persistence. To examine the role of virulence factor regulators during internalizati...

Topics

Animals
Apoptosis
Bacterial Proteins
Cattle
Cell Line
Epithelial Cells
Female
Mammary Glands, Animal
Mutation
Staphylococcus aureus
Trans-Activators
Transcription Factors
Virulence

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