Lack of nutritional immunity in diabetic skin infections promotes <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> virulence
Lance R. Thurlow, Amelia C. Stephens, Kelly E. Hurley, Anthony R. Richardson
Abstract
are essential for excess virulence factor production and the concomitant increase in disease severity in hyperglycemic infections.
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus aureusVirulenceDiabetes mellitusRespiratory burstMicrobiologyBiologyGlucose transporterImmunologyImmunityImmune systemBacteriaInsulinEndocrinologyBiochemistryGeneticsGeneAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing