Superoxide dismutase is upregulated in <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>following protoporphyrin-mediated photodynamic inactivation and does not directly influence the response to photodynamic treatment
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>, a major human pathogen causes a wide range of disease syndromes. The most dangerous are methicillin-resistant <it>S. aureus </it>(MRSA) strains, resistant not only to all β-lact...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/323 |