Requirement of the agr locus for colony spreading of Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract:

The important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is known to spread on soft agar plates. Here, we show that colony spreading of S. aureus involves the agr quorum-sensing system. This finding can be related to the agr-dependent expression of biosurfactants, such as phenol-soluble modulins, suggesting a connection between spreading motility and virulence.

SEEK ID: https://fairdomhub.org/publications/115

PubMed ID: 21169484

Projects: BaCell-SysMO

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Journal: J. Bacteriol.

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Date Published: 17th Dec 2010

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Authors: Eleni Tsompanidou, Mark J J B Sibbald, Monika A Chlebowicz, Annette Dreisbach, Jaap Willem Back, , Girbe Buist, Emma L Denham

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