Complex regulation of gamma-hemolysin expression impacts Staphylococcus aureus virulence
PEN HlgC Q63X is the mutant strain of the clinical strain PEN426 (ST20120426), in which a premature stop codon in the hlgC gene has been created. This strain was used to determine the role of HlgCB in the virulence of S. aureus in a pneumonia setting.