Abstract Abstract| Most Gram-positive bacteria incorporate membrane-or peptidoglycan-
attached carbohydrate-based polymers into their cell envelopes. Such cell-wall …

Due to their crucial role in pathogenesis and virulence, phages of Staphylococcus aureus
have been extensively studied. Most of them encode and disseminate potent staphylococcal …

SCC mec is a large mobile genetic element that includes the mecA gene and confers
resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …

Temperate bacteriophages play an important role in the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus
aureus, for instance, by mediating the horizontal gene transfer of virulence factors. Here we …

Staphylococci and most other Gram-positive bacteria incorporate complex teichoic acid (TA)
polymers into their cell envelopes. Several crucial roles in Staphylococcus aureus fitness …

In this article we explain how current events in the field of phage therapy may positively
influence its future development. We discuss the shift in position of the authorities …

The molecular interactions between staphylococcal phages and host cell surfaces are
poorly understood. Employing Staphylococcus aureus teichoic acid mutants, we …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) encoding virulence and resistance genes are widespread
in bacterial pathogens, but it has remained unclear how they occasionally jump to new host …

Sequencing of at least 13 Staphylococcus aureus isolates has shown that genomic plasticity
impacts significantly on the repertoire of virulence factors. However, genome sequencing …

Bacteriophage has become an attractive alternative for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus. For the success of phage therapy, phage host range is an important …