Adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during chronic endobronchial infection of a cystic fibrosis patient.

The molecular adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to its host during chronic infection is not well understood. Comparative genome sequencing of 3 S. aureus isolates obtained sequentially over 26 months from the airways of a cystic fibrosis patient, revealed variation in phage content, and genetic po...

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Main Authors: Paul R McAdam, Anne Holmes, Kate E Templeton, J Ross Fitzgerald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0024301&type=printable
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