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 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2014 |