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The Staphylococcus aureus prophage-encoded SSBP attenuates virulence and enhances IL-6-mediated macrophage clearance
Nour Ahmad-Mansour, Cynthia N. Abi Najem, Marianne Martin…·Virginie Molle
This study identifies a prophage-encoded SSBP that reduces S. aureus virulence and enhances macrophage-mediated bacterial clearance through IL-6 activation.