Antibiotics are the old medicine cabinet standby for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but as antimicrobial resistance continues to mount globally, scientists ...

Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment—a finding that could open new ways to break down stubborn mixed biofilms.

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections that can sometimes lead to sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. The microbe poses a significant threat to public ...

Staphylococcus aureus employs a multifaceted arsenal to evade the action of antibiotics. Central to β-lactam resistance is the mecA determinant, which encodes penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) ...

Researchers have revealed how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria extract iron from hemoglobin—a process crucial to their survival during infections. Using a novel time-resolved X-ray solution scattering ...

Pyroptosis was initially described by Cookson and Brennan as a distinct mechanism for cell death that was regulated, yet proinflammatory, in contrast to the more immunologically silent apoptosis 1. A ...

Children with a penicillin allergy label have higher rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization, ...

People who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nose have fewer species of other bacteria, while certain bacteria may help to prevent S. aureus colonization. These are the ...

Most people have Staphylococcus bacteria on their skin, but sometimes it can cause an acute infection with life threatening symptoms. Staphylococcus bacteria are a common bacterial strain. Even ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the leading causes of infections acquired in the community and after surgery or hospital. Around 30% of individuals carry S. aureus in their nose, pharynx ...

That itchy feeling isn’t just in your head, in some cases it might actually be all over you. And it may literally get on your nerves. New research published Wednesday in Cell indicates that a common ...

Having a diverse mix of bacteria on your skin may help fight off eczema. The finding suggests that microbiome transplants could be a way to treat the skin condition. Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, ...