Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF
MS) based bioty** is an emerging technique for high-throughput and rapid microbial …

Historical observations led to the development of 2 important diagnostic assays: the classic
tube coagulase test (in which fibrinogen is converted to fibrin by staphylocoagulase or von …

The heterogeneous course, severity, and treatment responses among patients with atopic
dermatitis (AD; eczema) highlight the complexity of this multifactorial disease. Prior studies …

Metal ions provide considerable functionality across biological systems, and their utilization
within biomolecules has adapted through changes in the chemical environment to maintain …

The capacity for some pathogens to jump into different host-species populations is a major
threat to public health and food security. Staphylococcus aureus is a multi-host bacterial …

Abstract Background Staphylococcus argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri, previously
known as divergent Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineages, have been recently established …

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the clinically most relevant pathogens causing infections.
Humans are often exposed to S. aureus. In approximately one-third of the healthy population …

Abstract β-Lactamases (Bla) and low-affinity penicillin-binding proteins (PBP2A) are
responsible for β-lactam resistance in the genera Macrococcus, Mammaliicoccus and …

A deluge of whole-genome sequencing has begun to give insights into the patterns and
processes of microbial evolution, but genome sequences have accrued in a haphazard …

Staphylococcus argenteus is a globally distributed cause of human infection, but diagnostic
laboratories misidentify this as Staphylococcus aureus. We determined whether there is …