Several interconnected human, animal and environmental habitats can contribute to the
emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance, and the health of these contiguous …

Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

The rapid emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens
pose a serious threat to global healthcare. One particular concern is the carbapenem …

Due to the increasing antibiotic resistance and the lack of broad-spectrum antibiotics, there
is an urgent requirement to develop fresh strategies to combat multidrug-resistant …

Staphylococcus aureus is a very common Gram-positive bacterium, and S. aureus infections
play an extremely important role in a variety of diseases. This paper describes the types of …

Antimicrobial resistance constitutes one of the major challenges facing humanity in the
Twenty-First century. The spread of resistant pathogens has been such that the possibility of …

Antimicrobial resistance has been a global health challenge that threatens our ability to
control and treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Despite ongoing efforts to identify new …

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 …

Antibiotics target essential cellular functions but bacteria can become resistant by acquiring
either exogenous resistance genes or chromosomal mutations. Resistance mutations …

Antibiotic resistance is a problem for human health, and consequently, its study had been
traditionally focused toward its impact for the success of treating human infections in …