MicrobiologybioRxiv
Mobile genetic element-encoded hypertolerance to copper protects Staphylococcus aureus from killing by host phagocytes
M. Zapotoczna, G. Pelicioli-Riboldi, A. Moustafa…·J. Geoghegan
This study identifies a mobile genetic element encoding copper-hypertolerance genes in S. aureus that enhances survival in host phagocytes.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.00550-18