Little is known about how phage resistance can mediate genetic trade-offs in MRSA. Previous work has shown that phage resistance in S. aureus can proceed through genetic mutations that are not ...

Single channel recordings were used to determine the effect of direct electrostatic interactions between sulfonate-coated gold nanoparticles and the constriction of the Staphylococcus aureus ...

In low‑MRSA ICUs, switching from universal to targeted decolonization reduced MRSE bloodstream infections without raising ...

A major cause of hospital-acquired infections, the super bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), not ...

To make a more efficient antibiotic treatment, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science modified penicillin, so that it’s ...

Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the bacterium most often responsible for bacterial folliculitis. There are 30 different types of Staphylococcus bacteria, but S. aureus causes most infections.

Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections remain a major cause of illness and death in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), particularly among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, according to a ...

Nanopores are under investigation for single-molecule DNA sequencing. The α-hemolysin (αHL) protein nanopore contains three recognition points capable of nucleobase discrimination in individual ...

1. Introduction. Antibiotic resistance is among the most important public health threats of the 21st century ().The inappropriate, excessive and careless use of antibiotics is the single most ...