Staphylococcus aureus is a highly successful Gram-positive pathogen capable of causing
both superficial and invasive, life-threatening diseases. Of the invasive disease …

The biological diversity of the unicellular bacteria—whether assessed by shape, food,
metabolism, or ecological niche—surely rivals (if not exceeds) that of the multicellular …

Antibiotic resistance and the ability to form biofilms of Enterococcus faecalis have
compromised the choice of therapeutic options, which triggered the search for new …

The sharp increase in infections associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial
pathogens that have seriously compromised traditional chemotherapeutics is becoming a …

Lysostaphin is a potent bacteriolytic enzyme with endopeptidase activity against the
common pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. By digesting the pentaglycine crossbridge in the …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections are often difficult to cure completely. One of
the main reasons for this difficulty is that S. aureus can be internalized into cells after …

Orthopaedic device-related infection (ODRI) presents a significant challenge to the field of
orthopaedic and trauma surgery. Despite extensive treatment involving surgical …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has evolved the ability to persist after uptake into host
immune cells. This intracellular niche enables S. aureus to potentially escape host immune …

A brominated thiazolyl benzenesulfonamide (BTB) derivative is conjugated with the cell-
penetrating peptide octaarginine (R8) in an effort to construct innovative antibacterial …

Bombinins are a wide family of antimicrobial peptides from Xenopus skin. By sequence
clustering, we highlighted at least three families named A, B, and H, which might exert …