The Staphylococcus aureus α-Acetolactate Synthase ALS Confers Resistance to Nitrosative Stress

The Staphylococcus aureus α-Acetolactate Synthase ALS Confers Resistance to Nitrosative Stress

Staphylococcus aureus is a worldwide pathogen that colonizes the human nasal cavity and is a major cause of respiratory and cutaneous infections. In the nasal cavity, S. aureus thrives with high concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) produced by the innate immune effectors and has available for growth...

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Main Authors: Sandra M. Carvalho, Anne de Jong, Tomas G. Kloosterman, Oscar P. Kuipers, Lígia M. Saraiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
nitrosative stress
bacterial metabolism
α-acetolactate synthase (ALS)
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01273/full

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