Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains have
emerged as serious health threats in the last 15 years. They are associated with large …

Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile, opportunistic human pathogen that can
asymptomatically colonize a human host but can also cause a variety of cutaneous and …

Virulence gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus is tightly regulated by intricate
networks of transcriptional regulators and two-component signal transduction systems …

Human skin is commonly colonized and infected by Staphylococcus aureus. Exactly how
these organisms are sensed by keratinocytes has not been clearly delineated. Using a …

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus diseases affect~ 500,000 individuals per year in the
United States. Worldwide, the USA100, USA200, USA400, and USA600 lineages cause …

Background. Superantigens induce skin inflammatory responses in atopic dermatitis, which
is commonly associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection. T cells activated in vitro by …

Staphylococcus aureus is a human pathogen with many infections originating on mucosal
surfaces. One common group of S. aureus is the USA200 (CC30) clonal group, which …

Menstrual toxic shock syndrome (mTSS) is a rare but life-threatening disease associated
with the use of high-absorbency tampons. The production of the Staphylococcus aureus …

SrrAB expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis strain 1457 (SE1457) was upregulated
during a shift from oxic to microaerobic conditions. An srrA deletion (Δ srrA) mutant was …

ABSTRACT The Staphylococcus aureus SarA global regulator controls the expression of
numerous virulence genes, often in conjunction with the agr quorum-sensing system and its …