<it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>requires cardiolipin for survival under conditions of high salinity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ability of staphylococci to grow in a wide range of salt concentrations is well documented. In this study, we aimed to clarify the role of cardiolipin (CL) in the adaptation of <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>to high s...

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Main Authors: Saito Shinji, Ohta Toshiko, Takeshita Sayaka L, Kato Yusuke, Ohniwa Ryosuke L, Tsai Melody, Hayashi Hideo, Morikawa Kazuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/13