Mobile genetic element-encoded hypertolerance to copper protects Staphylococcus aureus from killing by host phagocytes
M. Zapotoczna, G. Pelicioli-Riboldi, A. Moustafa, E. Dickson, A. Narechania, J. Morrissey, P. Planet, M. T. Holden, K. Waldron, J. Geoghegan
This study identifies a mobile genetic element encoding copper-hypertolerance genes in S. aureus that enhances survival in host phagocytes.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2018Microbiology