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. 2017 Apr 4:6:e25739.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.25739.

Take my breath away

Vinai C Thomas  1 , Paul D Fey  1
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Take my breath away

Vinai C Thomas et al. Elife. .

Abstract

A lack of oxygen activates a pathway that causes the bacterial cell wall to break down, which, in turn, aids bacterial biofilm development.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus,; biofilm; cell death; cell lysis; infectious disease; microbiology; oxygen; respiration.

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