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SUBMITTER: Ziegler C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3377109 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ziegler Christina C Goldmann Oliver O Hobeika Elias E Geffers Robert R Peters Georg G Medina Eva E
EMBO molecular medicine 20110902 11
Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that can cause long-lasting persistent infections. The mechanisms by which persistent infections are maintained involve both bacterial escape strategies and modulation of the host immune response. So far, the investigations in this area have focused on strategies used by S. aureus to persist within the host. Here, we used an experimental mouse model to investigate the host response to persistent S. aureus infection. Our results demonstrated th ...[more]