When found at crime scenes, saliva constitutes forensically relevant evidence. Although several tests have been developed to effectively identify saliva in such circumstances, most cannot discriminate...
A multi-omics approach was applied to investigate the differences and correlations between characteristic volatile flavor substances and non-volatile metabolites in sausages fermented by Pediococcus p...
The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis is largely attributed to its exceptional ability to form biofilms. Here, we report that mupirocin, an antimicrobial agent widely used for staphylococcal...
Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus species (spp.) is believed to be associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates. We hypothesize that Staphylococcus spp. are more virulent co...
It remains unclear if patients suffering from IE due to Staphylococcus spp. should be referred for surgical treatment earlier than other IE patients to avoid septic embolism and to optimize perioperat...
The database of the CAMPAIGN registry, comprising 4917 consecutive patients undergoing heart valve surgery, was retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into 2 groups with regard to the identif...
The respective mortality rates at 30 days (18.7% vs 11.8%; P <0.001), 1 year (24.7% vs 17.7%; P <0.001), and 5 years (32.2% vs 24.5%; P <0.001) were significantly higher in Staphylococcus patients (n=...
Staphylococcus endocarditis is associated with an almost twice as high 30-day mortality and significantly inferior long-term outcome compared with IE by other commonly causative bacteria. Patients wit...
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus hominis causes bloodstream infections and often can form biofilms on medical devices. This study aimed to improve the current methodology for antimicrobial susceptibi...
Intratumor microbiota is a dynamic cancer component that can be carried over by metastatic tumor cells to distal organs. This protocol was developed to genetically label Staphylococcus xylosus and tra...
The cervicovaginal microbiota is an essential aspect of women's reproductive and overall health. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the probiotic properties of a cervicovaginal isolate, obtained from...
Virus host shifts, where a virus transmits to and infects a novel host species, are a major source of emerging infectious disease. Genetic similarity between eukaryotic host species has been shown to ...
Staphylococcus haemolyticus (S. haemolyticus) is the main etiological factor in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). S. haemolyticus infections are an important concern worldwide, especially with t...
The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of flavaspidic acid BB on 16 clinical strains of S. haemolyticus was 5 ~ 480 µg/mL, and BB had a slightly higher inhibitory effect on the biofilm than MUP. ...
This study could potentially provide a new prospect for the development of flavaspidic acid BB as an antibacterial agent for resistant strains....
Bacteria use quorum sensing (QS) to coordinate group behavior in response to cell density, and some bacterial viruses (phages) also respond to QS. In Staphylococcus aureus, the agr-encoded QS system r...
