The definition of the heterogeneous group of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) is
still based on diagnostic procedures that fulfill the clinical need to differentiate between …

Staphylococcus lugdunensis has gained recognition as an atypically virulent pathogen with
a unique microbiological and clinical profile. S. lugdunensis is coagulase negative due to …

Background. Observational studies showed that the profile of infective endocarditis (IE)
significantly changed over the past decades. However, most studies involved referral …

Perturbations to the colonization process of the human gastrointestinal tract have been
suggested to result in adverse health effects later in life. Although much research has been …

In previous years, it has been shown that human milk is a potential source of bacteria for the
infant gut. The results of this work confirm the presence of the same specific bacterial strains …

This chapter discusses mainly those Gram‐positive cocci that were members of the former
family Micrococcaceae prior to its redefinition. The genera have now been rearranged in …

Although it is well-known that human skin aging is accompanied by an alteration in the skin
microbiota, we know little about how the composition of these changes during the course of …

Background Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen causing a wide range of
infections in the hospital and community setting. In order to have adequate information for …

Aims: Breast milk has been described as a source of bacteria influencing the development of
the infant gut microbiota. Up to the present, few studies have been focused on the …

Cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus can cause an emetic type of food-borne disease that
mimics the symptoms provoked by Staphylococcus aureus. Based on the recently …