<i>Staphylococcus</i> Agr virulence is critical for epidermal colonization and associates with atopic dermatitis development

Yuumi Nakamura, Hiroki Takahashi, Akiko Takaya, Yuzaburo Inoue, Yuki Katayama, Yoko Kusuya, Tatsuma Shoji, Sanami Takada, Seitaro Nakagawa, Rena Oguma,

Science Translational Medicine · 2020 · 112 citations · 42 references

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Skin colonization at 6 months of age by S. aureus with functional Agr quorum sensing associates with later atopic dermatitis development in infants.

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