Crossed Wires: Interspecies Interference Blocks Pathogen Colonization

Publication date: 13 December 2017
Source:Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 22, Issue 6
Author(s): Christopher A. Lopez, Eric P. Skaar
Commensal bacteria protect against invading pathogens using many strategies. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Paharik et al. (2017) find that a commensal blocks Staphylococcus aureus colonization by producing a signal to shut down virulence.

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Commensal bacteria protect against invading pathogens using many strategies. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Paharik et al. (2017) find that a commensal blocks Staphylococcus aureus colonization by producing a signal to shut down virulence.


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