Staphylococcus aureus host interactions and adaptation

BP Howden, SG Giulieri, T Wong Fok Lung… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections are common, causing high mortality,
compounded by the propensity of the bacterium to develop drug resistance. S. aureus is an …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides for combating drug-resistant bacterial infections

J Xuan, W Feng, J Wang, R Wang, B Zhang, L Bo… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of drug resistance due to long-term use of antibiotics has been a concern for
years. As this problem grows worse, infections caused by multiple bacteria are expanding …

Silver nanoparticles: bactericidal and mechanistic approach against drug resistant pathogens

PR More, S Pandit, AD Filippis, G Franci, I Mijakovic… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review highlights the different modes of synthesizing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from
their elemental state to particle format and their mechanism of action against multidrug …

Staphylococcal biofilm development: structure, regulation, and treatment strategies

K Schilcher, AR Horswill - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
In many natural and clinical settings, bacteria are associated with some type of biotic or
abiotic surface that enables them to form biofilms, a multicellular lifestyle with bacteria …

Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: Morphology, Genetics, Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies

M Idrees, S Sawant, N Karodia, A Rahman - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a nosocomial bacterium causing different infectious diseases,
ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to more serious and life-threatening infections …

Recent advances in nanoparticle-mediated antibacterial applications

S Roy, I Hasan, B Guo - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics led us vulnerable to multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria,
biofilms, and intracellular infections. The failure of conventional antibiotics thus gives rise to …

Staphylococcus aureus Toxins and Their Molecular Activity in Infectious Diseases

D Oliveira, A Borges, M Simões - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a microorganism resident in the skin and nasal membranes with a
dreadful pathogenic potential to cause a variety of community and hospital-acquired …

[HTML][HTML] Reassessing the host defense peptide landscape

EF Haney, SK Straus, REW Hancock - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Current research has demonstrated that small cationic amphipathic peptides have strong
potential not only as antimicrobials, but also as antibiofilm agents, immune modulators, and …

Antibacterial Liquid Metals: Biofilm Treatment via Magnetic Activation

A Elbourne, S Cheeseman, P Atkin, NP Truong… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance has made the treatment of biofilm-related infections challenging. As
such, the quest for next-generation antimicrobial technologies must focus on targeted …

Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis infections on implants

WF Oliveira, PMS Silva, RCS Silva, GMM Silva… - Journal of hospital …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infections are one of the main reasons for removal of implants from patients, and usually
need difficult and expensive treatments. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus …