Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, RB Groningen, Netherlands.
J Bacteriol. 2011 Mar;193(5):1267-72. doi: 10.1128/JB.01276-10. Epub 2010 Dec 17.
The important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is known to spread on soft agar plates. Here, we show that colony spreading of S. aureus involves the agr quorum-sensing system. This finding can be related to the agr-dependent expression of biosurfactants, such as phenol-soluble modulins, suggesting a connection between spreading motility and virulence.
重要的人类病原体金黄色葡萄球菌已知会在软琼脂平板上传播。在这里,我们表明金黄色葡萄球菌的菌落扩散涉及 agr 群体感应系统。这一发现可以与 agr 依赖性生物表面活性剂(如酚可溶性调节素)的表达相关联,表明扩散运动性和毒力之间存在联系。