ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
A mouse-adapted Staphylococcus aureus strain enables lifelong neonatal colonization and elicits a Th17-dominated immune response
Liliane Maria Fernandes de Oliveira, Sean Lando Levin Seegert, Murthy N. Darisipudi…·Silva Holtfreter
This study establishes a neonatal S. aureus colonization model in mice using a mouse-adapted strain, showing persistent colonization and a Th17-dominated immune response.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.28.747726