Staphylococcus aureus shifts towards commensalism in response to Corynebacterium species

Staphylococcus aureus–human interactions result in a continuum of outcomes from commensalism to pathogenesis. S. aureus is a clinically important pathogen that asymptomatically colonizes ~25% of humans as a member of the nostril and skin microbiota, where it resides with other bacteria including com...

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Main Authors: Matthew M Ramsey, Marcelo O Freire, Rebecca A Gabrilska, Kendra P Rumbaugh, Katherine P Lemon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01230/full