Air pollution alters Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms, antibiotic tolerance and colonisation

This study was supported by a grant from The Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2015-183) and NERC (NE/N006941/1). The following isolate was obtained through the Network on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (NARSA) Program: USA300 supported under NIAID/NIH Contract No. HHSN272200700055C.