A subject of great interest is the bioprospecting of microorganisms and their bioactive
byproducts, such as pigments. Microbial pigments have various benefits, including being …

Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that has evolved a
complex regulatory network to control virulence. One of the main functions of this …

Staphylococcus aureus is an eminent human pathogen that can colonize the human host
and cause severe life-threatening illnesses. This bacterium can reside in and infect a wide …

Organisms determine the transcription rates of thousands of genes through a few modes of
regulation that recur across the genome. In bacteria, the relationship between the regulatory …

Bacterial signaling systems are prime drug targets for combating the global health threat of
antibiotic resistant bacterial infections including those caused by Staphylococcus aureus. S …

The agr locus encodes a quorum-sensing (QS) circuit required for the virulence of a
spectrum of Gram-positive pathogens and is, therefore, regarded as an important target for …

Carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as potential biomaterials for bioimaging and antimicrobial
applications. However, the lack of tunable long-wavelength emission performance and …

Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of nosocomial and community‐acquired infections
and contributes to significant increase in morbidity and mortality especially when associated …

In Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and the coagulase-negative
staphylococci (CoNS), the accessory gene regulator (agr) is a highly conserved but …

Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of bacteremia, which frequently results in serious
secondary infections such as infective endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and septic arthritis. The …