Agr Interference between Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Strains in an Insect Model of Virulence
- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 188 (21) , 7686-7688
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00700-06
Abstract
Repression of virulence by Staphylococcus aureus strains from different Agr groups has been demonstrated in vitro and is proposed as a means of competitive interference. Here, using the insect Manduca sexta , we show for the first time that this interference also occurs in vivo within a mixed population.Keywords
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