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Comment
. 2015 Sep 2;13(9):e1002230.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002230. eCollection 2015 Sep.

From Friend to Foe: Toxicity Trade-Offs Govern Staphylococcus aureus Infection Severity

Lauren A Richardson  1
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From Friend to Foe: Toxicity Trade-Offs Govern Staphylococcus aureus Infection Severity

Lauren A Richardson. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

The life-threatening human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus experiences an evolutionary tug-of-war between highly toxic strains, which are better able to transmit between hosts and less toxic strains which are better at infecting a single host. Read the Research Article.

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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
S. aureus is a ubiquitous commensal bacterium and an opportunistic pathogen. When it acquires antibiotic resistance genes, it is extremely difficult to treat. Image credit: NIAID.
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  • Evolutionary Trade-Offs Underlie the Multi-faceted Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Laabei M, Uhlemann AC, Lowy FD, Austin ED, Yokoyama M, Ouadi K, Feil E, Thorpe HA, Williams B, Perkins M, Peacock SJ, Clarke SR, Dordel J, Holden M, Votintseva AA, Bowden R, Crook DW, Young BC, Wilson DJ, Recker M, Massey RC. Laabei M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2015 Sep 2;13(9):e1002229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002229. eCollection 2015. PLoS Biol. 2015. PMID: 26331877 Free PMC article.

References

    1. Laabei M, Uhlemann A-C, Lowy FD, Austin ED, Yokoyama M, Ouadi K, et al. Evolutionary Trade-Offs Underlie the Multi-faceted Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus . PLoS Biol. 2015; 13(9): e1002229 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002229 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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