Nutrient Limitation Governs Staphylococcus aureus Metabolism and Niche Adaptation in the Human Nose

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Krismer, Bernhard ^a,b   Liebeke, Manuel ^c,d   Janek, Daniela ^a,b   Nega, Mulugeta ^a   Rautenberg, Maren ^a,b   Hornig, Gabriele ^a,b   Unger, Clemens ^a   Weidenmaier, Christopher ^a,b   Lalk, Michael ^c   Peschel, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b German Center for Research in Infectious Disease (DZIF)   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RAT; SIGMODONTINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLOMICS; NASAL CAVITY; RATS; SIGMODONTINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84893793314     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003862     Document Type: Article

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