(Staphylococcus aureus) PSMα1

Kasper Holst Hansen1,2, Chang Hyeock Byeon1, Qian Liu2,3

  • 1Department of Structural Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

概括

致病性金黄色葡萄球菌通过使用可溶模块 (PSM) 形成生物膜. 研究人员确定了PSMα1粉样纤维的结构,揭示了生物膜形成的洞察力和对慢性感染的潜在治疗点.