Growth and Laboratory Maintenance of Staphylococcus aureus. Issue 1 (1st February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Missiakas, Dominique M.; Schneewind, Olaf
• Editors: Coico, Richard; Kowalik, Tim; Quarles, John; Stevenson, Brian; Taylor, Ron
• Is Part Of: Current protocols in microbiology. Volume 28:Issue 1(2013)
• Page Start: 9C.1.1
• Page End: 9C.1.9
• Publication Date: 2013-02-01
• Subjects: Staphylococcus aureus -- Gram positive -- coccus -- MRSA; Microbiology -- Laboratory manuals; Microbiology -- Technique -- Periodicals; Microbiological Techniques -- methods; Containment of Biohazards -- methods; Laboratory Infection -- prevention & control; Microbiology; Microbiology -- Technique; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Laboratory Manuals; Reference Materials; Periodicals; Laboratory manuals; 579.028
• DOI: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc09c01s28
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1934-8525

Abstract

Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic Gram‐positive coccus and a member of the normal skin flora as well as the nasal passages of humans. S. aureus is also the etiological agent of suppurative abscesses, as first described by Sir Alexander Ogston in 1880. Ever since, studies on S. aureus have focused on the complex battery of virulence factors and regulators that allow for its swift transition between commensalism and pathogenic states and escape from host immune defenses. The success of this pathogen is further evidenced by its ability to acquire antibiotic resistance traits through mechanisms that often remain poorly understood. Curr. Protoc. Microbiol . 28:9C.1.1‐9C.1.9. © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.