The nucleobase analog 4-thiouracil hijacks the pyrimidine salvage pathway to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus growth

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bacterial-induced mortality due to infections that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, highlighting the need for new therapeutic strategies to treat these drug-resistant infections. Targeting essential pathways that differ from the host, su...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Munneke, Jeffrey A. Freiberg, Eric P. Skaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-07-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00640-25
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