Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious opportunistic pathogen causing a plethora of
diseases. Recent research established that once phagocytosed by neutrophils and …

The public view on antibiotics as reliable medicines changed when reports about “resistant
superbugs” appeared in the news. While reasons for this resistance development are easily …

Staphylococci are a versatile genus of bacteria that are capable of causing acute and
chronic infections in diverse host species. The success of staphylococci as pathogens is due …

The human commensal bacterium Staphylococcus aureus can cause a wide range of
infections ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to invasive diseases like septicemia …

Summary The Gram‐positive bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, is a versatile pathogen that
can sense and adapt to a wide variety of environments within the human host, in part …

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

Salicylic acid (SAL) has recently been shown to induce biofilm formation in Staphylococcus
aureus and to affect the expression of virulence factors. This study was aimed to investigate …

The surge of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus calls for novel drugs that attack
new targets. Developing antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) or antivirulence agents (AvAs) is a …

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of endovascular infections. This bacterial
pathogen uses a diverse array of surface adhesins to clump in blood and adhere to vessel …

Upon bacterial infection, one of the defense mechanisms of the host is the withdrawal of
essential metal ions, in particular iron, which leads to “nutritional immunity”. However …