Respiratory tract infections are a major global health concern, accounting for high morbidity
and mortality, especially in young children and elderly individuals. Traditionally, highly …

Intercellular chemical signaling in bacteria, commonly referred to as quorum sensing (QS),
relies on the production and detection of compounds known as pheromones to elicit …

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is an important human commensal
that occasionally causes localized infections and less frequently causes severe invasive …

Invasive infection by the Gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is controlled by a
four gene operon, agr that encodes a quorum sensing system for the regulation of virulence …

Decision-makers objectively commit to a definitive choice, yet at the subjective level, human
decisions appear to be associated with a degree of uncertainty. Whether decisions are …

Introduction The emergence of multi-and pan-drug-resistant bacteria represents a global
crisis that calls for the development of alternative anti-infective strategies. These comprise …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread phenomenon in the microbial world that has
important implications in the coordination of population-wide responses in several bacterial …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a group of antibiotics that mainly target the cell wall of G
ram‐positive bacteria. Resistance is achieved by a variety of mechanisms including target …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus; GAS) is a strict human pathogen with a
very high prevalence worldwide. This review highlights the genetic organization of the …

Successful infection depends on the ability of the pathogen to gain nutrients from the host.
The extracellular pathogenic bacterium group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes a vast array of …