Requirement of the agr Locus for Colony Spreading of Staphylococcus aureus
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Requirement of the agr locus for colony spreading of Staphylococcus aureus.
The important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is known to spread on soft agar plates. Here, we show that colony spreading of S. aureus involves the agr quorum-sensing system. This finding can be related to the agr-dependent expression of biosurfactants, such as phenol-soluble modulins, suggesting a connection between spreading motility and virulence.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.01276-10