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 …

Use of PCR in the field of molecular diagnostics has increased to the point where it is now
accepted as the standard method for detecting nucleic acids from a number of sample and …

Despite increasing concerns over inappropriate use of antibiotics in medicine and food
production, population-level resistance transfer into the human gut microbiota has not been …

Full characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) requires
definition of not only the bacterial genetic background but also the structure of the complex …

Infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens are a worldwide burden. Serious
bacterial infection-related complications, such as sepsis, affect over a million people every …

In recent years, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a robust and
widely used methodology for biological investigation because it can detect and quantify very …

In this study we describe a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of nine clinically relevant
antibiotic resistance genes of Staphylococcus aureus. Conditions were optimized to amplify …

Methods: A total of 298 staphylococci clinical isolates were subjected to antimicrobial
susceptibility testing. The genes implicated in resistance to oxacillin (mecA), gentamicin (aac …

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of
Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw milk (cow and sheep) and dairy products …

Background: Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to commonly used antibiotics is linked to
their ability to acquire and disseminate antimicrobial-resistant determinants in nature, and …