Background Despite widely implemented pneumococcal vaccination programmes,
Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a global risk for human health. Streptococcus …

Background Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a significant health problem in beef cattle
production, resulting in considerable economic losses due to mortalities, cost of treatment …

Aims: The MarR/DUF24-family QsrR and YodB repressors control quinone detoxification
pathways in Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. In S. aureus, the QsrR regulon …

The adrenergic system plays a central role in human physiology. However, it can also affect
commensal bacteria via adrenergic hormones. Bacteria use adrenergic hormones as …

Streptococcus pneumoniae relies on two-component systems (TCSs) to regulate the
processes of pathogenicity, osmotic pressure, chemotaxis, and energy metabolism. The …

Purpose This study was designed to evaluate the immune protective efficacy of the novel
Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) protein vaccine PiuA-PlyD4 through …

Bacterial cells are composite agents whose functions are mediated by assemblies of
molecules and macromolecules that are termed hyperstructures. Most hyperstructures are …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a Gram-positive commensal and human
respiratory pathogen. How this bacterium satisfies its nutritional iron (Fe) requirement in the …

The in vivo temperature can vary according to the host tissue and the response to infection.
Streptococcus pneumoniae has evolved mechanisms to survive these temperature …

How Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), a Gram-positive commensal and human
respiratory pathogen that causes millions of infections worldwide with an increasing …