Most fermented products are generated by a mixture of microbes. These microbial consortia
perform various biological activities responsible for the nutritional, hygienic, and aromatic …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci, GAS) is an exclusive human bacterial
pathogen. The virulence potential of this species is tremendous. Interactions with humans …

Streptolysin S (SLS) is a potent cytolytic toxin and virulence factor that is produced by nearly
all Streptococcus pyogenes strains. Despite a 100-year history of research on this toxin, it …

In Gram-positive bacteria, the transcriptional regulator CcpA is at the core of catabolite
control mechanisms. In the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, links between …

Strains of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes have become one of the major causes of
invasive infections worldwide in the last 10 years. We recently sequenced the genome of …

Staphylococcus aureus is a common inhabitant of the human nasopharynx. It is also a cause
of life-threatening illness, producing a potent array of virulence factors that enable survival in …

Bacteria from diverse genera, including Acetivibrio, Bacillus, Cellulosilyticum, Clostridium,
Desulfotomaculum, Lachnoclostridium, Moorella, Ruminiclostridium, and …

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 …

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes human infections that range in severity from
pharyngitis (" strep-throat") to necrotizing fasciitis (" flesh-eating disease"). To facilitate …

Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SpeB) is a protease secreted by group A streptococci
and known to degrade a wide range of host and GAS proteins in vitro. Although the role of …