Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a species of coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS)
that causes serious infections in humans akin to those of S. aureus. It was often misidentified …

Living organisms leave traces of DNA in the objects they colonize and contribute to the
microbiome of a given environment. The microbiome of cultural objects is an indicator of …

Polymyxins are used as treatments of last resort for Gram-negative bacterial infections. Their
increased use has led to concerns about emerging polymyxin resistance (PR). Phenotypic …

This study aimed to identify hibifolin as a sortase A (SrtA) inhibitor and to determine whether
it could attenuate the virulence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We …

Staphylococcus aureus is a worldwide leading cause of numerous diseases ranging from
food-poisoning to lethal infections. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has been found …

Preterm infants are at increased risk of infections caused by coagulase-negative
staphylococci (CoNS) that colonize skin. Technical barriers in sequencing low-microbial …

Xanthomonas perforans and X. euvesicatoria are the causal agents of bacterial spot disease
of tomato and pepper, endemic to the Southeastern United States. Although very closely …

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a topical antiseptic widely used in health care settings. In
Staphylococcus spp., the pump QacA effluxes CHG, while the closely related QacB cannot …

Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common commensal bacterium found on human skin, can
cause infections in clinical settings, and the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a clinically significant opportunistic pathogen, which
can colonize multiple body sites in healthy individuals and cause various life-threatening …