How S. aureus blinds the inflammasome to escape immune control

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a dangerous pathogen in and outside hospitals. However, much more commonly, the pathobiont behaves as an innocuous member of the human microbiome of the nose, skin or gastrointestinal tract, and in most people the immune system can control the opportunist for life. The equilibrium is based on multiple interactions between pathogen and host, which are well adapted to each other, and it can only be maintained...