Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health threat,
compounded by emergence of strains with resistance to vancomycin and daptomycin, both …

A vast array of virulence factors enable Staphylococcus aureus to readily adapt to different
environmental niches in diverse hosts. The cap gene cluster is present in almost all relevant …

To build a smart system in response to the variable microenvironment in infected diabetic
wounds, a multifunctional wound dressing was constructed by co-incorporating glucose …

An effective metabolism is essential to all living organisms, including the important human
pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. To establish successful infection, S. aureus must …

The global regulator CodY controls the expression of dozens of metabolism and virulence
genes in the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus in response to the availability of …

As a versatile pathogen Staphylococcus aureus can cause various disease patterns, which
are influenced by strain specific virulence factor repertoires but also by S. aureus …

Bacterial biofilms, enigmatic communities of microorganisms enclosed in an extracellular
matrix, still represent an open challenge in many clinical contexts, including orthopedics …

Staphylococcus aureus remains a causative agent for morbidity and mortality worldwide.
This is in part a result of antimicrobial resistance, highlighting the need to uncover novel …

Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) spontaneously
produces VISA cells within its cell population at a frequency of 10− 6 or greater. We …