The Bacillus cereus group includes several Bacillus species with closely related phylogeny.
The most well-studied members of the group, B. anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis …

Microbial pathogenesis studies are typically performed with reference strains, thereby
overlooking within-species heterogeneity in microbial virulence. Here we integrated human …

Bacterial biofilms can be programmed to produce living materials with self-healing and
evolvable functionalities. However, the wider use of artificial biofilms has been hindered by …

The lipopeptide daptomycin is used as an antibiotic to treat severe infections with gram-
positive pathogens, such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and drug …

Most strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis possess a strong
restriction barrier that hinders exchange of DNA. Recently, major advances have been made …

CRISPR/Cas systems constitute a widespread class of immunity systems that protect
bacteria and archaea against phages and plasmids, and commonly use repeat/spacer …

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated (Cas)
systems are adaptive immune systems of bacteria. A type II CRISPR-Cas9 system from …

Colonization of the skin by Staphylococcus aureus is associated with exacerbation of atopic
dermatitis (AD), but any direct mechanism through which dysbiosis of the skin microbiome …

A number of bacterial cell processes are confined functional membrane microdomains
(FMMs), structurally and functionally similar to lipid rafts of eukaryotic cells. How bacteria …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …