The evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during the modern antibiotic era has been
delineated by distinct strain emergence events, many of which include acquisition of …

Staphylococci, like Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis, are common colonizers of
the human microbiota. While being harmless in many cases, many virulence factors result in …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have emerged as major pathogens in healthcare-
associated facilities, being S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus and, more recently, S …

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in bovine
milk, their antibiogram phenotype, and the carriage of antibiotic resistance genes. Raw …

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing problem worldwide, both for human and
animal health. In the animal health sector actions have been taken as concerns grow …

Staphylococcus aureus is a serious human pathogen with remarkable adaptive powers.
Antibiotic-resistant clones rapidly emerge mainly by acquisition of antibiotic-resistance …

Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus are successful as commensal organisms or
pathogens in part because they adapt rapidly to selective pressures imparted by the human …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) could potentially provide a single platform for extracting
all the information required to predict an organism's phenotype. However, its ability to …

The biological diversity of the unicellular bacteria—whether assessed by shape, food,
metabolism, or ecological niche—surely rivals (if not exceeds) that of the multicellular …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most important zoonotic bacterial
pathogens, infecting human beings and a wide range of animals, in particular, dairy cattle …