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Disease-associated genotypes of the commensal skin bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis
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Some of the most common infectious diseases are caused by bacteria that naturally colonise humans asymptomatically. Combating these opportunistic pathogens requires an understanding of the traits that differentiate infecting strains from harmless relatives. Staphylococcus epidermidis is carried asymptomatically on the skin and mucous membranes of virtually all humans but is a major cause of nosocomial infection associated with invasive procedures. Here we address the underlying evolutionar...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Springer Nature Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Nature Communications Journal website
- Volume:
- 9
- Article number:
- 5034
- Publication date:
- 2018-11-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-10-28
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2041-1723
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- pubs:932023
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932023
- Deposit date:
- 2018-10-25
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- Méric et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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