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SUBMITTER: Burian M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2850373 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Burian Marc M Wolz Christiane C Goerke Christiane C
PloS one 20100406 4
The nasopharynx is the main ecological niche of the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Although colonization of the nares is asymptomatic, nasal carriage is a known risk factor for endogenous staphylococcal infection. We quantified S. aureus mRNA levels in nose swabs of persistent carriers to gain insight into the regulatory adaptation of the bacterium to the nasal environment. We could elucidate a general response of the pathogen to the surrounding milieu independent of the strain background ...[more]