Interference on Cytosolic DNA Activation Attenuates Sepsis Severity: Experiments on Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase (cGAS) Deficient Mice

Although the enhanced responses against serum cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in cases of sepsis-a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to systemic infection-are understood, the influence of the cytosolic DNA receptor cGAS (cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (GMP-AMP) synthase) on sepsis is still unclear. Here, experiments on cGAS deficient (cGAS-/-) mice were conducted using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)…

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Genomic Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus of the Lineage CC130, Including mecC-Carrying MRSA and MSSA Isolates Recovered of Animal, Human, and Environmental Origins

Genomic Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus of the Lineage CC130, Including mecC-Carrying MRSA and MSSA Isolates Recovered of Animal, Human, and Environmental Origins

Most methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates harboring mecC gene belong to clonal advanced CC130. This lineage has historically been considered animal-associated because it lacks the human particular immune evasion cluster (IEC), and has been recovered from a broad vary of animal hosts. However, sporadic mecC-MRSA human infections have been reported, with proof of zoonotic transmission in some instances. The…

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