It is produced by staphylococci that colonize the skin and act specifically against their main competitor there, the corynebacteria. This specificity is presumably mediated by a very special ...

epidermidis, and is present in other staphylococci tested. Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element (ACME)May Contribute to Prolonged Skin Survival Arginine catabolic mobile element is thought to have ...

The study was recently published in The ISME Journal, and the results show that the composition of the microbiome influences how well multi-resistant staphylococci can thrive in the nose.

Bacteraemia and infective endocarditis are significantly more frequent post-TAVI, urging a rethink of antibiotic ...