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ArticleInfection and immunity2003

Role of sarA in the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus musculoskeletal infection.

Jon S Blevins, Mohamed O Elasri, Scott D Allmendinger, Karen E Beenken, Robert A Skinner, J Roby Thomas, Mark S Smeltzer

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jon S BlevinsDepartment of Microbiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
Mohamed O Elasri
Scott D Allmendinger
Karen E Beenken
Robert A Skinner
J Roby Thomas
Mark S Smeltzer
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

SAR-MEDIATED REGULATION IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUSR01AI043356 · NIAID · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI SMELTZER, MARK S · 1998 to 2008
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS AI43356NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI043356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We recently demonstrated that mutation of sarA in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus results in a phenotype that is distinct by comparison to sarA mutants generated in the laboratory strain RN6390 (J. S. Blevins, K. E. Beenken, M. O. Elasri, B. K. Hurlburt, and M. S. Smeltzer, Infect. Immun. 70:470-480, 2002). This raises the possibility that studies demonstrating that RN6390 sarA mutants are attenuated do not accurately reflect the role of sarA in the pathogenesis of staphylococcal disease. To test this hypothesis, we used a murine model of musculoskeletal infection to assess the virulence of sarA and agr mutants generated in a clinical isolate of S. aureus (UAMS-1). By using this model, we confirmed that mutation of sarA and/or agr results in a reduced capacity to cause both septic arthritis and osteomyelitis.

Indexed as

AnimalsArthritis, InfectiousBacterial ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansIncidenceMaleMiceMusculoskeletal DiseasesMutationOsteomyelitisSeverity of Illness IndexStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusTrans-ActivatorsAgr protein, Staphylococcus aureusBacterial ProteinsSarA protein, bacterialTrans-Activators

Identifiers

PMID12496203
PMCPMC143404
OpenAlexW2158204005

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