Staphylococci are abundant bacteria of the human skin microbiome. Several species, particularly
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, are opportunistic pathogens …

Staphylococcal colonization of human skin is ubiquitous, with particular species more frequent
at different body sites. Whereas Staphylococcus epidermidis can be isolated from the skin …

We report here the genome sequence of a Commensalibacter sp. strain (AMU001) isolated
from honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) from Seychelles. By combining long- and short-read …

The bacterial genus Staphylococcus comprises diverse species with most being described
as colonizers of human and animal skin. A relational analysis of features that discriminate its …

Competitive exclusion can occur in microbial communities when, for example, an inhibitor-producing
strain outcompetes its competitor for an essential nutrient or produces antimicrobial …

Mannitol (Mtl) fermentation, with the subsequent production of acid, is a species signature of
Staphylococcus aureus, and discriminates it from most other members of the genus. …

Pathogens have developed intricate strategies to overcome the host’s innate immune responses.
In this paper we use live-cell microscopy with a single bacterium resolution to follow in …

Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization is a risk factor for infection. A large proportion of
the population are identified as potential S. aureus carriers yet we only partially understand …

Sphingosines are antimicrobial lipids that form part of the innate barrier to skin colonization
by microbes. Sphingosine deficiencies can result in increased epithelial infections by …

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