MicrobiologyJournal of Clinical InvestigationPeer-reviewed
Prophage-encoded methyltransferase drives adaptation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Robert J. Ulrich, Magdalena M Podkowik, Rebecca Tierce…·Bo Shopsin
This study identifies a prophage-encoded methyltransferase, pamA, that enhances virulence in CA-MRSA by epigenetically upregulating fnbA, promoting biofilm formation and abscess size.
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