Bacteria have their own form of “twitter” communication, described as quorum sensing (QS),
where bacteria emit and sense chemical signal molecules as a means to gauge population …

Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are among the leading causative agents of
nosocomial infections and are infamous for their resistance to many antibiotics. They cause …

Meire MA, Coenye T, Nelis HJ, De Moor RJG. Evaluation of Nd: YAG and Er: YAG
irradiation, antibacterial photodynamic therapy and sodium hypochlorite treatment on …

Enterococcus faecalis is a member of the mammalian gastrointestinal microflora that has
become a leading cause of nosocomial infections over the past several decades. E. faecalis …

The present study investigated the possible correlation between carriage of the virulence
genes esp and fsrb, production of hemolysin and gelatinase and biofilm formation in human …

Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are pathogens capable of
colonizing the same infection sites and employing N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) based …

Enterococcus faecalis is a commensal organism of the gastrointestinal tract but can also
cause serious opportunistic infections. In addition to high levels of antibiotic resistance, the …

Thymidine Auxotrophic Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variant Endocarditis and Left
Ventricular Assist Device Infection | Journal of Clinical Microbiology CLOSE This Journal …

We determined the frequency of isolation of non-aureus staphylococcal small colony
variants (SCVs) from 31 patients with staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and …

Enterococci, a complex group of facultative pathogens have become increasingly isolated in
various hospital settings. They are considerable frequently cultured from traumatic and …