Staphylococcus aureus Enters Hair Follicles Using Triacylglycerol Lipases Preserved through the Genus Staphylococcus

J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Aug;141(8):2094-2097. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Authors

Kouki Nakamura¹, Michael R Williams¹, Jakub M Kwiecinski², Alexander R Horswill², Richard L Gallo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
² Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. Electronic address: rgallo@ucsd.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
Disease Models, Animal
Hair Follicle / metabolism
Hair Follicle / microbiology*
Humans
Lipase / metabolism*
Mice
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology*
Staphylococcus aureus / enzymology
Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*
Triglycerides / metabolism

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Triglycerides
Lipase

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