Sigma Factor SigB Is Crucial to Mediate Staphylococcus aureus Adaptation during Chronic Infections.

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a range of infections from acute invasive to chronic and difficult-to-treat. Infection strategies associated with persisting S. aureus infections are bacterial host cell invasion and the bacterial ability to dynamically change phenotypes fr...

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Main Authors: Lorena Tuchscherr, Markus Bischoff, Santiago M Lattar, Mariangeles Noto Llana, Henrike Pförtner, Silke Niemann, Jennifer Geraci, Hélène Van de Vyver, Martin J Fraunholz, Ambrose L Cheung, Mathias Herrmann, Uwe Völker, Daniel O Sordelli, Georg Peters, Bettina Löffler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004870