Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that has evolved a
complex regulatory network to control virulence. One of the main functions of this …

The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that
share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity …

In the Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, the SaeRS two-
component system (TCS) plays a major role in controlling the production of over 20 …

Staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) constitute a family of potent exotoxins secreted by
Staphylococcus aureus and other select staphylococcal species. SAgs function to cross-link …

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common opportunistic human pathogens causing
several infectious diseases. Ever since the emergence of the first methicillin-resistant …

Staphylococcus aureus is a significant cause of human infection. Here, we demonstrate that
mutations in the transcriptional repressor of purine biosynthesis, purR, enhance the …

Fifteen currently marketed intravaginal protection products (11 types of tampon and 4 types
of menstrual cup) were tested by the modified tampon sac method to determine their effect …

Staphylococcal enterotoxins are a wide family of bacterial exotoxins with the capacity to
activate as much as 20% of the host T cells, which is why they were called superantigens …

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was originally described in menstruating
women and linked to TSS toxin 1 (TSST-1)–producing Staphylococcus aureus. Using UK …

Aims: Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen and has to cope with reactive
oxygen and chlorine species (ROS, RCS) during infections, which requires efficient …