Staphylococcal DNA repair is required for infection
K. P. Ha, R. S. Clarke, G.-L. Kim, J. L. Brittan, J. E. Rowley, D. Mavridou, D. Parker, T. B. Clarke, A. H. Nobbs, A. M. Edwards
This study identifies DNA repair mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus essential for survival during infection, showing that host immune cells induce DNA damage repaired by RexAB.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2020Microbiology