Staphylococci, like Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis, are common colonizers of
the human microbiota. While being harmless in many cases, many virulence factors result in …

Propolis is a plant-based sticky substance that is produced by honeybees. It has been used
traditionally by ancient civilizations as a folk medicine, and is known to have many …

During the development of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) as potential therapeutics,
antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) stands as an essential part of the process in …

Denture-related Candida stomatitis, which has been described clinically in the literature, is
either localized or generalized inflammation of the oral mucosa in connection with a …

Successful pathogens require metabolic flexibility to adapt to diverse host niches. The
presence of co-infecting or commensal microorganisms at a given infection site can further …

Mixed-species biofilm is one of the most frequently recorded clinical problems. Mixed
biofilms develop as a result of interactions between microorganisms of a single or multiple …

Microorganisms reside in diverse environmental communities where interactions become
indispensable due to close physical associations. These interactions are driven by chemical …

Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive pathogen capable of infecting nearly every
vertebrate organ. Among these tissues, invasive infection of bone (osteomyelitis) is …

In a human host, bacterial Staphylococcus aureus and fungal Candida albicans pathogens
form a mixed biofilm that causes severe mortality and morbidity. However, research on the …

With the development of next generation sequencing technologies in recent years, it has
been demonstrated that many human infectious processes, including chronic wounds, cystic …