MicrobiologyInfection and ImmunityPeer-reviewed
Acquisition of daptomycin resistance in patients results in decreased virulence in Drosophila
Brigitte Lamy, Frederic J. Laurent, Carolina J. Simoes da Silva…·Marc Dionne
This study shows that daptomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus reduces its virulence in Drosophila by increasing susceptibility to prophenoloxidase, not through reduced toxin production or immune evasion.
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