Mobile-Genetic-Element-Encoded Hypertolerance to Copper Protects <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> from Killing by Host Phagocytes

Mobile-Genetic-Element-Encoded Hypertolerance to Copper Protects <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> from Killing by Host Phagocytes

ABSTRACT Pathogens are exposed to toxic levels of copper during infection, and copper tolerance may be a general virulence mechanism used by bacteria to resist host defenses. In support of this, inactivation of copper exporter genes has been found to reduce the virulence of bacterial pathogens in vi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marta Zapotoczna, Gustavo P. Riboldi, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Elizabeth Dickson, Apurva Narechania, Julie A. Morrissey, Paul J. Planet, Matthew T. G. Holden, Kevin J. Waldron, Joan A. Geoghegan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Subjects:
MRSA
P-type ATPase
Staphylococcus aureus
copper tolerance
macrophages
metals
Microbiology
QR1-502
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2bf73d0d0ecc4842a392be8e865a0c11
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items

Similar Items