Publications by authors named "Aurelien Livernois"
Syst Appl Microbiol
October 2017
Article Synopsis
- Staphylococcus sciuri is an ancient species in the Staphylococcus genus, diverging from macrococci around 250 million years ago and lacking host-specific colonization strategies.
- Genome analysis of S. sciuri reveals unique genetic traits that facilitate its transition between free-living and infective states, including an abundance of phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase systems.
- The strain lacks major virulence factors seen in Staphylococcus aureus, but contains systems for heme and iron acquisition, as well as genes involved in signaling networks that may provide insight into how S. aureus developed its virulence.
