Competing for Iron: Duplication and Amplification of the isd Locus in Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 Provides a Competitive Advantage to Overcome Nutritional Limitation.

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase negative bacterial pathogen that is particularly associated with severe cases of infectious endocarditis. Unique amongst the coagulase-negative staphylococci, S. lugdunensis harbors an iron regulated surface determinant locus (isd). This locus facilitates th...

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Hauptverfasser: Simon Heilbronner, Ian R Monk, Jeremy R Brozyna, David E Heinrichs, Eric P Skaar, Andreas Peschel, Timothy J Foster
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Schriftenreihe:PLoS Genetics
Online Zugang:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5004866?pdf=render
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