A novel type I toxin-antitoxin system modulates persister cell formation in Staphylococcus aureus
A plethora of toxin-antitoxin systems exist in bacteria and has multilateral roles in bacterial pathogenesis and virulence. Toxin-antitoxin systems have been involved in persister cell formation in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium but have not been reported to be associated with Staphylococcus aur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Medical Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422120300102 |