British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn of the dangers of antibiotic resistance. In his 1945 Nobel Prize speech ...
Iron is an essential nutrient for S. aureus, which it can extract from the hemoglobin (Hb) in our red blood cells using a protein called IsdB. The process had been studied indirectly using optical ...
A nasal wash product sold under the brand name SinuCleanse has been recalled due to contamination with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The affected product was distributed nationwide in January ...
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Phage display technology effectively improves specific targeting ability of anti-microbial peptides against S. aureusIn a new study, researchers have screened nine heptapeptide sequences from a random peptide library using phage display technology, with S. aureus 6538 as the target bacterium. The work is ...
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of antibiotic resistance-associated infections and deaths. It is also the most prevalent bacterial infection among individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM ...
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Ventilation fans can significantly lower the risk of inhaling bacteria particles after toilet flushingIn addition, bioaerosol concentrations were 25 to 43% (S. aureus) and 16 to 27% (E. coli) lower after the first flush of an empty toilet compared to those observed after a second flush (when feces ...
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