MicrobiologyMicrobiomePeer-reviewed
Siderophore piracy enables the nasal commensal Staphylococcus lugdunensis to antagonize the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus
Ralf Rosenstein, Benjamin O. Torres Salazar, Claudia Sauer…·Andreas Peschel
This study shows that Staphylococcus lugdunensis reduces S. aureus colonization by producing lugdunin, and that mutualistic interactions with other commensals enhance its growth through siderophore piracy.
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