Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health …

The human upper respiratory tract (URT) offers a variety of niches for microbial colonization.
Local microbial communities are shaped by the different characteristics of the specific …

Antimicrobial resistance is considered a major public-health issue. Policies recommended
by the World Health Organization (WHO) include research on new antibiotics. No new class …

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

The vast majority of systemic bacterial infections are caused by facultative, often antibiotic-
resistant, pathogens colonizing human body surfaces. Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus …

Staphylococcus aureus–human interactions result in a continuum of outcomes from
commensalism to pathogenesis. S. aureus is a clinically important pathogen that …

Microbial communities are spatially organized in both the environment and the human body.
Although patterns exhibited by these communities are described by microbial biogeography …

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a usually harmless commensal bacterium highly abundant
on the human skin. Under defined predisposing conditions, most importantly implantation of …

Iron is a versatile redox-active catalyst and a required cofactor within a diverse array of
biological processes. To almost all organisms, iron is both essential and potentially toxic …

The composition of the human microbiome profoundly impacts human well-being. However,
the mechanisms underlying microbiome maturation are poorly understood. The nasal …