Abstract
In their recent paper in Science, Thammavongsa et al. demonstrate how Staphylococcus aureus degrades the DNA of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) into 2'-deoxy-adenosine, which causes incoming macrophages to go into apoptosis, thereby increasing the chance for the bacterium to survive in an abscess.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-57 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Microbiology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2014 |