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- Title
The grapes of wrath.
- Authors
Holden, Matthew; Lindsay, Jodi; Bentley, Stephen
- Abstract
Viewed under the microscope, staphylococci can appear in 'grape-like' clusters. It is this morphological characteristic of these Gram-positive cocci that has given rise to their name; staphyle being Greek for 'a bunch of grapes'. The genus contains several species that cause infections in humans and animals, the most notorious of which is Staphylococcus aureus, a healthcare-associated pathogen with a talent for developing antibiotic resistance. Although S. aureus has attracted the lion's share of sequencing efforts within this genus, several other species have been sequenced, providing a refined view of the diversity of this genus and highlighting the common mechanisms of genome evolution that transcend taxonomic boundaries.
- Subjects
STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; GRAM-positive bacteria; GENOMES; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; MOBILE genetic elements; METHICILLIN resistance
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2006, Vol 4, Issue 11, p806
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1535