Background. Staphylococcus aureus causes life-threatening infections, including infective
endocarditis, sepsis, and pneumonia. β-toxin is a sphingomyelinase encoded for by virtually …

The abuse of antibiotics has brought out serious bacterial resistance, which threatens the
ecological environment and human health. Quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs), as a new kind …

Staphylococcus aureus is next to Pseudomonas aeruginosa the most isolated pathogen
from the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, who are often infected by a dominant S …

Microbial communities in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been shown to be spatially heterogeneous …

Bacteriophages are the most diverse and abundant biological entities on the Earth and
require host bacteria to replicate. Because of this obligate relationship, in addition to the …

In Staphylococcus aureus, an important Gram-positive human pathogen, the SaeRS two-
component system is essential for the virulence and a good target for the development of …

Bacteria use various ways to transfer genetic information. These methods include:
conjugation, which requires cell to cell contact between cells, transduction, which is …

Bacterial RecA plays an important role in the evaluation of antibiotic resistance via stress-
induced DNA repair mechanism; SOS response. Accordingly, RecA became an important …

Objectives The cystic fibrosis (CF) airway is now considered the site of a complex
microbiota, where cross-talking between microbes and lateral gene transfer are believed to …

Background Temperate phages influence the density, diversity and function of bacterial
populations. Historically, they have been described as carriers of toxins. More recently, they …