Staphylococcus aureus exhibits spatiotemporal heterogeneity in Sae activity during kidney abscess development
Anjali Anil, Rezia Era D. Braza, Bessie Liu, Valerie Altouma, Clement Adedeji, Ananyaa Welling, Alysha L. Ellison, Megan H. Check, Irnov Irnov, Rachel Ann Prescott, Victor J. Torres, Kimberly Michele Davis
This paper investigates the spatiotemporal regulation of Sae and Agr systems in Staphylococcus aureus during kidney abscess formation, finding Sae activity is heterogeneous and required for abscess progression.
mBio · Nov 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology