High-throughput transposon sequencing highlights the cell wall as an important barrier for osmotic stress in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and underlines a tailored response to different osmotic stressors
C. F. Schuster, D. M. Wiedemann, F. C. M. Kirsebom, M. Santiago, S. Walker, A. Grundling
This study uses TN-seq to analyze osmotic stress responses in S. aureus, identifying gene 957 as essential under salt stress and highlighting the role of cell wall crosslinking in osmotic resistance.
Molecular Microbiology · Dec 16, 2019Peer-reviewedMicrobiology