Open AccessBacterial Carriage of Genes Encoding Fibronectin-Binding Proteins Is Associated with Long-Term Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus in the Nasal and Gut Microbiota of Infants
Author(s) -
Forough L. Nowrouzian,
Annika Ljung,
Bill Hesselmar,
Staffan Nilsson,
Ingegerd Adlerberth,
Agnes E. Wold
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00671-21
Subject(s) - colonization , bacterial adhesin , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , biology , carriage , feces , colonisation , virulence , nose , anterior nares , colonisation resistance , persistence (discontinuity) , staphylococcal infections , gene , bacteria , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , genetics , medicine , pathology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , anatomy
S. aureus may cause severe infections and frequently colonizes the nose. Nasal carriage ofS. aureus increases 3-fold the risk of invasiveS. aureus infection.S. aureus is also commonly found in the gut microbiota of infants and young children.