Investigating intracellular persistence of Staphylococcus aureus within a murine alveolar macrophage cell line.
Alicia LacomaV CanoDavid MorantaV RegueiroD Domínguez-VillanuevaMaisem LaabeiM González-NicolauV AusinaCristina Prat AymerichJosé Antonio BengoecheaPublished in: Virulence (2017)
This study indicates that S.aureus persists and replicates inside murine alveolar macrophages, representing a privileged niche that can potentially offer protection from antimicrobial activity and immunological host defense mechanisms.