MicrobiologybioRxiv
Limited adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during transition from colonization to invasive infection
A. K. Räz, F. Andreoni, M. Boumasmoud…·S. D. Brugger
The paper compares phenotypic and genotypic profiles of S. aureus colonizing and invasive isolates, finding limited genetic evolution and similar traits, with barrier disruption as key to disease progression.
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.02590-21