Within-host evolution of bacterial pathogens

X Didelot, AS Walker, TE Peto, DW Crook… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Whole-genome sequencing has opened the way for investigating the dynamics and
genomic evolution of bacterial pathogens during the colonization and infection of humans …

The complex relationship between virulence and antibiotic resistance

M Schroeder, BD Brooks, AE Brooks - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance, prompted by the overuse of antimicrobial agents, may arise from a
variety of mechanisms, particularly horizontal gene transfer of virulence and antibiotic …

Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus and Staphylococcus aureus

G Li, MJ Walker, DMP De Oliveira - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium and Staphylococcus aureus are both common
commensals and major opportunistic human pathogens. In recent decades, these bacteria …

Inside job: Staphylococcus aureus host-pathogen interactions

J Horn, K Stelzner, T Rudel, M Fraunholz - International Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious opportunistic pathogen causing a plethora of
diseases. Recent research established that once phagocytosed by neutrophils and …

The SaeRS Two-Component System of Staphylococcus aureus

Q Liu, WS Yeo, T Bae - Genes, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, the SaeRS two-
component system (TCS) plays a major role in controlling the production of over 20 …

Bacterial cell‐wall recycling

JW Johnson, JF Fisher… - Annals of the New York …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Many Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria recycle a significant proportion of the
peptidoglycan components of their cell walls during their growth and septation. In many …

[HTML][HTML] Two-component systems of S. aureus: signaling and sensing mechanisms

L Bleul, P Francois, C Wolz - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Genes | Free Full-Text | Two-Component Systems of S. aureus: Signaling and Sensing Mechanisms
Next Article in Journal Genome-Wide Identification, Primary Functional Characterization of the …

Staphylococcus aureus Transcriptome Architecture: From Laboratory to Infection-Mimicking Conditions

U Mäder, P Nicolas, M Depke, J Pané-Farré… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen that colonizes about 20% of the human
population. Intriguingly, this Gram-positive bacterium can survive and thrive under a wide …

Epic Immune Battles of History: Neutrophils vs. Staphylococcus aureus

FE Guerra, TR Borgogna, DM Patel… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in human blood and the first line of defense
after bacteria have breached the epithelial barriers. After migration to a site of infection …

Staphylococcus aureus cell wall maintenance – the multifaceted roles of peptidoglycan hydrolases in bacterial growth, fitness, and virulence

M Wang, G Buist, JM van Dijl - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Staphylococcus aureus is an important human and livestock pathogen that is well-protected
against environmental insults by a thick cell wall. Accordingly, the wall is a major target of …