Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health …

Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Up to 30% of the human population are asymptomatically and permanently colonized with
nasal Staphylococcus aureus. To successfully colonize human nares, S. aureus needs to …

The peptidoglycan layers of many gram-positive bacteria are densely functionalized with
anionic glycopolymers known as wall teichoic acids (WTAs). These polymers play crucial …

The emergence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and
heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) over the past …

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 …

Abstract Abstract| Most Gram-positive bacteria incorporate membrane-or peptidoglycan-
attached carbohydrate-based polymers into their cell envelopes. Such cell-wall …

Staphylococcus aureus is a common human commensal but carriage varies between eg
geographic location, age, gender, ethnicity and body niche. The nares, throat and perineum …

Many reports have documented that Staphylococcus aureus can invade host cells and
persist intracellularly for various periods of time in cell culture models. However, it is not …

Staphylococci and most other Gram-positive bacteria incorporate complex teichoic acid (TA)
polymers into their cell envelopes. Several crucial roles in Staphylococcus aureus fitness …