Various species of the intestinal microbiota have been associated with the development of
colorectal cancer 1 , 2 , but it has not been demonstrated that bacteria have a direct role in the …

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has enabled fabrication of geometrically complex and
fully interconnected porous biomaterials with huge surface areas that could be used for …

Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are among the leading causative agents of
nosocomial infections and are infamous for their resistance to many antibiotics. They cause …

Enterococcus faecium has become a nosocomial pathogen of major importance, causing
infections that are difficult to treat owing to its multi-drug resistance. In particular, resistance to …

Bariatric surgery in morbid obesity, either through sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-Y gastric
bypass (RYGB), leads to sustainable weight loss, improvement of metabolic disorders and …

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has been hypothesized to reduce severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, severity, and/or duration via …

The microbiota of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract is a complex ecosystem of bacterial
communities that continuously interact with the mucosal immune system. In a healthy host, …

The acquisition of antibiotic resistance (ABR) genes via horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a
key driver of the rise in multidrug resistance amongst bacterial pathogens. Bacterial defence …

Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) and X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) are
primary antibody deficiencies characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent …

Enterococcus faecium is an important multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen causing
biofilm-mediated infections in patients with medical devices. Insight into E. faecium biofilm …