Liliko Watanabe

1 month ago | biorxiv.org | Stephanie Yang |Maria Niamba |Liahm Blank |Liliko Watanabe

AbstractBackground: Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that can both colonize the gastrointestinal tract and cause antibiotic associated diarrhea. Methods: To develop a robust murine model for S. aureus gastrointestinal infection (SAGII) and colonization, mice were (a) treated with varying antibiotic regimes prior to infection, (b) infected with either a methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) or a methicillin-resistant S.