From Friend to Foe: Toxicity Trade-Offs Govern Staphylococcus aureus Infection Severity.
The life-threatening human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus experiences an evolutionary tug-of-war between highly toxic strains, which are better able to transmit between hosts and less toxic strains which are better at infecting a single host. Read the Research Article.
Main Author: | Lauren A Richardson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4557827?pdf=render |
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