Bacterial and metabolic factors of staphylococcal planktonic and biofilm environments differentially regulate macrophage immune activation.
E. Seebach, T. Elschner, F. V. Kraus, M. Souto-Carneiro, K. Kubatzky
This study compares how metabolite profiles of planktonic and biofilm environments of Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis affect macrophage immune activation, finding differences in cytokine responses and immune marker expression.
bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2021Immunology