Although human colonization by facultative bacterial pathogens, such as Staphylococcus
aureus, represents a major risk factor for invasive infections, the commensal lifestyle of such …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in the microbiome has profound consequences for human
health and disease. The spread of antibiotic resistance genes, virulence, and pathogenicity …

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

Prophages are quiescent viruses located in the chromosomes of bacteria. In the human
pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, prophages are omnipresent and are believed to be …

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 …

Discovery of clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats and the Cas9 RNA-
guided nuclease (CRISPR/Cas9) system provides a new opportunity to create …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most prevalent bacterial
pathogens and continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. MRSA …

The composition of the Gram-positive cell wall is typically described as containing
peptidoglycan, proteins and essential secondary cell wall structures called teichoic acids …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent cause of difficult-to-treat,
often fatal infections in humans,. Most humans have antibodies against S. aureus, but these …

Whole genome sequencing and microarrays have revealed the population structure of
Staphylococcus aureus, and identified epidemiological shifts, transmission routes, and …