the winners were Staphylococcus aureus and a species known as Staphylococcus epidermidis. When colonies of these bacteria grew large enough, the microbes in the crowded periphery would signal to ...

Most staph infections in humans are caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a drug-resistant phenotype that has been circulating for more than 45 years, almost as long as ...

Researchers at National Taiwan University have unveiled an innovative diagnostic tool that significantly improves the speed ...

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) skin is dry and readily colonized by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Coconut and olive oils are traditionally used to moisturize and treat skin infections.

So we end up with Staphylococcus aureus, which means “grape cluster ... themselves into huge communities called ‘biofilms’—colonies of millions of individuals that protect and cling ...