Jakovljev, Aleksandra; Afset, Jan Egil; Haugum, Kjersti; Steinum, Harald Otto; Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Ås, Christina Gabrielsen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-08)
Introduction<p>
<p>Thymine auxotrophic in vitro mutants of Escherichia coli were first reported in the mid-20th
century. Later, thymine-dependent clinical strains of E. coli as well as other Enterobacterales, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus have been recognized as the
cause of persistent and recurrent infections.
<p>Objectives
<p>The aim of this study was to characterize the ...