Molecular basis for the evolution of species-specific hemoglobin capture by pathogenic Staphylococcus
J. E. Choby, H. B. Buechi, A. J. Farrand, E. P. Skaar, M. F. Barber
The paper shows that hemoglobin evolution in primates affects bacterial iron acquisition by Staphylococcus aureus, with adaptive mutations impairing bacterial binding.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2018Microbiology