The respiratory tract is a complex organ system that is responsible for the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide. The human respiratory tract spans from the nostrils to the lung …

Respiratory tract infections are a major global health concern, accounting for high morbidity
and mortality, especially in young children and elderly individuals. Traditionally, highly …

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonizes the gastrointestinal and vaginal epithelium of a
significant percentage of healthy women, with potential for ascending intrauterine infection …

Diabetic wounds have poor healing outcomes due to the presence of numerous pathogens
and a dysregulated immune response. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is commonly isolated …

Communities of microbes can live almost anywhere and contain many different species.
Interactions between members of these communities often determine the state of the habitat …

Intercellular chemical signaling in bacteria, commonly referred to as quorum sensing (QS),
relies on the production and detection of compounds known as pheromones to elicit …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a human‐adapted pathogen
responsible for a wide spectrum of disease. GAS can cause relatively mild illnesses, such as …

Bacteria use diffusible chemical messengers, termed pheromones, to coordinate gene
expression and behavior among cells in a community by a process known as quorum …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread phenomenon in the microbial world that has
important implications in the coordination of population-wide responses in several bacterial …

Streptococcus pyogenes is an obligate human pathobiont associated with many disease
states. Here, we present a model of S. pyogenes infection using intact murine epithelium …