Potential role of Mercury pollutants in the success of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 in Latin America
C.-A. Gustave, J.-P. Rasigade, P. Martins Simoes, F. Couzon, C. Bourg, A. Tristan, F. Laurent, T. Wirth, F. Vandenesch
The paper investigates how mercury pollution may contribute to the dominance of a USA300 variant in South America by enhancing its fitness under mercury exposure.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology