Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are produced by all domains of life. In Gram-negative bacteria,
EVs are produced by the pinching off of the outer membrane; however, how EVs escape the …

Staphylococcus aureus is a very common Gram-positive bacterium, and S. aureus infections
play an extremely important role in a variety of diseases. This paper describes the types of …

Small colony variants constitute a slow-growing subpopulation of bacteria with distinctive
phenotypic and pathogenic traits. Phenotypically, small colony variants have a slow growth …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease that affects a large proportion of the
population worldwide. The incidence of AD has increased over the last several decades …

One key aspect of the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus lies in its ability to target the host
cell membrane with a large number of membrane-damaging toxins and peptides. In this …

Staphylococcus aureus uses a plethora of virulence factors to accommodate a diversity of
niches in its human host. Aside from the classical manifestations of S. aureus-induced …

Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) causes
severe necrotizing infections of the skin, soft tissues, and lungs. Staphylococcal α-hemolysin …

The use of an endogenous stimulus instead of external trigger has an advantage for
targeted and controlled release in drug delivery. Here, we report on cascade nanoreactors …

Bacterial protein toxins alter eukaryotic cellular processes and enable bacteria to
successfully colonize their hosts. In recent years, there has been increased recognition that …

Although considered to be an extracellular pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus is able to
invade a variety of mammalian, non-professional phagocytes and can also survive …