Staphylococcus aureus adaptive evolution: Recent insights on how immune evasion, immunometabolic subversion and host genetics impact vaccine development

T Wong Fok Lung, LC Chan, A Prince… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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Allergy—A New Role for T Cell Superantigens of Staphylococcus aureus?

…, F Schmiedeke, C Bachert, BM Bröker, S Holtfreter - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus superantigens (SAgs) are among the most potent T cell mitogens
known. … SAgs have evolved in parallel not only in different bacteria but also in viruses; the most …

The Staphylococcus aureus CC398 Lineage: An Evolution Driven by the Acquisition of Prophages and Other Mobile Genetic Elements

F Laumay, H Benchetrit, AR Corvaglia… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
… The purpose of this short review is to present the main studies of evolution of the S. aureus
… were also devoid of superantigens (enterotoxin and tst genes). Of note, the prevalence of …

Superantigens, a paradox of the immune response

S Noli Truant, DM Redolfi, MB Sarratea, EL Malchiodi… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus, causing multiple affections. This review summarizes the current
knowledge on every superantigen … Microorganisms evolve to evade the host immune system. All …

Superantigens promote Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection by eliciting pathogenic interferon-gamma production

SW Tuffs, MI Goncheva, SX Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
… that the superantigens (SAgs) are important virulence factors produced during severe
Staphylococcus aureus–… aureus has evolved to take advantage of a human immune system …

Staphylococcus aureus in agriculture: lessons in evolution from a multispecies pathogen

S Park, J Ronholm - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
aureus are specifically adapted to a narrow host range on a short evolutionary time scale. …
toxins, superantigens, host immune evasions elements, and adhesins than other non-…

Convergent evolution of neutralizing antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus γ-hemolysin C that recognize an immunodominant primary sequence-dependent B-cell …

DN Hernandez, K Tam, B Shopsin, EE Radke, K Law… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus infection is a major public health threat in part due to the spread
of antibiotic resistance and repeated failures to develop a protective vaccine. Infection is …

The evolutionary genomics of host specificity in Staphylococcus aureus

M Matuszewska, GGR Murray, EM Harrison… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
… Genomic and epidemiological studies show that S. aureus has jumped between host species
many times over its evolutionary history. These jumps have involved the dynamic gain and …

Polyclonality, Shared Strains, and Convergent Evolution in Chronic Cystic Fibrosis Staphylococcus aureus Airway Infection

DR Long, DJ Wolter, M Lee, M Precit… - American Journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
aureus adaptation to the CF airway over time, how strains evolve in response to antimicrobial
therapy, and whether S. aureus strains are shared between patients with CF remains …

Population analysis of Staphylococcus aureus reveals a cryptic, highly prevalent superantigen SElW that contributes to the pathogenesis of bacteremia

M Vrieling, SW Tuffs, G Yebra, MY van Smoorenburg… - Mbio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
… A phylogenetic tree based on the selw sequences indicates that selw evolution has
progressed largely in a lineage-specific manner (Fig. 1B). Of the isolates containing selw, 62.5%, …