Staphylococcus aureus Tolerance and Genomic Response to Photodynamic Inactivation
Sara B. Snell, Ann Gill, Constantine G. Haidaris, Thomas H. Foster, Timothy M. Baran, Steven R. Gill
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus can cause disease at most body sites, with illness ranging from asymptomatic infection to death. The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains results in treatment failures and high mortality rates. S. aureus acquires resistance to antibiotics through multiple mechanisms, often by genetic variation that alters antimicrobial targets.
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus aureusAsymptomatic carrierAntibiotic resistanceMicrobiologyAntibioticsAsymptomaticAntimicrobialDiseaseBiologyMedicineBacteriaGeneticsInternal medicinePhotodynamic Therapy Research Studiesbioluminescence and chemiluminescence researchBiosensors and Analytical Detection