Staphylococcus Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Staphylococcus, including details on mrsa, hospitals, infection, antibiotic resistance, superbugs.

Volume 1 (2004), Issue 3 (November)

1. Staphylococcus aureus AgrA binding to the RNAIII-agr regulatory region.
   J Bacteriol, 186(22): 7549-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Calcium inhibits bap-dependent multicellular behavior in Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 186(22): 7490-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Crystal structures of the Apo and penicillin-acylated forms of the BlaR1 beta-lactam sensor of Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Biol Chem, 279(45): 47278-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a general intensive care unit.
   J R Soc Med, 97(11): 521-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel.
   Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract, 20(3): 601-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Immune responses to a DNA/protein vaccination strategy against Staphylococcus aureus induced mastitis in dairy cows.
   Vaccine, 23(1): 114-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Italy from patients with hospital-acquired infections.
   Int J Antimicrob Agents, 24(5): 515-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Bactericidal activity of quinupristin-dalfopristin against strains of Staphylococcus aureus with the MLS(B) phenotype of resistance according to the erm gene type.
   Int J Antimicrob Agents, 24(5): 444-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Prostaphopain B structure: a comparison of proregion-mediated and staphostatin-mediated protease inhibition.
   Biochemistry, 43(44): 14306-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Phenotypic and genotypic aminoglycoside resistance in blood culture isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci from a single neonatal intensive care unit, 1989-2000.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 54(5): 889-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Nucleotide sequence and organization of the multiresistance plasmid pSCFS1 from Staphylococcus sciuri.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 54(5): 936-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Rapid detection of Panton-Valentine leukocidin from clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus strains by real-time PCR.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 240(2): 225-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A divIVA null mutant of Staphylococcus aureus undergoes normal cell division.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 240(2): 145-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Staphylococcus aureus and wounds: a review of tea tree oil as a promising antimicrobial.
    Am J Infect Control, 32(7): 402-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Prevalence and characterization of leukotoxin-producing Staphylococcus intermedius in Isolates from dogs and pigeons.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(11): 5324-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Emergence, spread, and characterization of phage variants of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 16 in England and Wales.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(11): 5154-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Evaluation of the BD PHOENIX automated microbiology system for detection of methicillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(11): 5041-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Development and evaluation of a quality-controlled ribosomal sequence database for 16S ribosomal DNA-based identification of Staphylococcus species.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(11): 4988-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. New quadriplex PCR assay for detection of methicillin and mupirocin resistance and simultaneous discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative staphylococci.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(11): 4947-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Characterization of the fibrinogen-binding surface protein Fbl of Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
    Microbiology, 150: 3831-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Protein A gene expression is regulated by DNA supercoiling which is modified by the ArlS-ArlR two-component system of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Microbiology, 150: 3807-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. A virulence-associated gene microarray: a tool for investigation of the evolution and pathogenic potential of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Microbiology, 150: 3763-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Diversity of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 70(11): 6931-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Electric current-induced detachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms from surgical stainless steel.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 70(11): 6871-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Use of merocyanine 540 for photodynamic inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus planktonic and biofilm cells.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 70(11): 6453-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The pH-unrelated influence of salt, temperature and manganese on aroma formation by Staphylococcus xylosus and Staphylococcus carnosus in a fermented meat model system.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 97(1): 31-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA nasal carriage in general population.
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 14(11): 661-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Pleomorphic mammalian tumor-derived bacteria self-organize as multicellular mammalian eukaryotic-like organisms: morphogenetic properties in vitro, possible origins, and possible roles in mammalian 'tumor ecologies'.
    Med Hypotheses, 64(1): 177-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Intrapleural staphylococcal superantigen induces resolution of malignant pleural effusions and a survival benefit in non-small cell lung cancer.
    Chest, 126(5): 1529-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Lack of association between Toll-like receptor 2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to severe disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, 11(6): 1194-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Application of extended single-reaction multiplex polymerase chain reaction for toxin typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in South Korea.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 97(2): 137-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Improvement of a latex agglutination test for the evaluation of oxacillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 50(3): 223-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Protein stabilization by osmolytes from hyperthermophiles: effect of mannosylglycerate on the thermal unfolding of recombinant nuclease a from Staphylococcus aureus studied by picosecond time-resolved fluorescence and calorimetry.
    J Biol Chem, 279(47): 48680-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Reclassification of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. 1995 as a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus Webster et al. 1994.
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 54: 2213-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Staphylococcal enterotoxins condition cells of the innate immune system for Toll-like receptor 4 stimulation.
    Int Immunol, 16(12): 1751-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Hydrophobic interactions drive ligand-receptor recognition for activation and inhibition of staphylococcal quorum sensing.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 101(46): 16168-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. The staphylocoagulase family of zymogen activator and adhesion proteins.
    Cell Mol Life Sci, 61(22): 2793-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Truncation of fibronectin-binding proteins in Staphylococcus aureus strain Newman leads to deficient adherence and host cell invasion due to loss of the cell wall anchor function.
    Infect Immun, 72(12): 7155-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Infrequent cavity-forming fluctuations in HPr from Staphylococcus carnosus revealed by pressure- and temperature-dependent tyrosine ring flips.
    Protein Sci, 13(12): 3104-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. A fibrinogen-binding protein of Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 241(1): 87-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Resistance development in community-acquired strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an in vitro study.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 24(6): 605-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline (GAR-936) tested against 3498 recent isolates of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from nosocomial and community-acquired infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 24(6): 567-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. The effect of essential oils on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using a dressing model.
    Burns, 30(8): 772-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Detection and partial characterisation of two antibacterial factors from the excretions/secretions of the medicinal maggot Lucilia sericata and their activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
    Microbes Infect, 6(14): 1297-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 mediates protection against Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Microbes Infect, 6(14): 1268-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Clp ATPases are required for stress tolerance, intracellular replication and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Mol Microbiol, 54(5): 1445-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Efficacy of quinupristin-dalfopristin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-insensitive S. aureus in a model of hematogenous pulmonary infection.
    Chemotherapy, 50(5): 260-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Emergence in Asian countries of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4926-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Reduced content of lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol in the cytoplasmic membrane affects susceptibility to moenomycin, as well as vancomycin, gentamicin, and antimicrobial peptides, in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4800-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Derivatives of a vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated at Hershey Medical Center.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4762-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Evolution of ciprofloxacin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in in vitro pharmacokinetic environments.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4733-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Degradation of human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 by Staphylococcus aureus-derived proteinases.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4673-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Impact of high-inoculum Staphylococcus aureus on the activities of nafcillin, vancomycin, linezolid, and daptomycin, alone and in combination with gentamicin, in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4665-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Amoxicillin-clavulanate therapy increases childhood nasal colonization by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains producing high levels of penicillinase.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4618-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Penicillin-binding protein 2 is essential for expression of high-level vancomycin resistance and cell wall synthesis in vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the enterococcal vanA gene complex.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 48(12): 4566-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Antibacterial and resistance modifying activity of Rosmarinus officinalis.
    Phytochemistry, 65(24): 3249-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Biofilm susceptibility to metal toxicity.
    Environ Microbiol, 6(12): 1220-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Alpha-MSH reduces the internalization of Staphylococcus aureus and down-regulates HSP 70, integrins and cytokine expression in human keratinocyte cell lines.
    Exp Dermatol, 13(12): 748-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Clumping factor B, a fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules) adhesin of Staphylococcus aureus, also binds to the tail region of type I cytokeratin 10.
    J Biol Chem, 279(49): 50691-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Identification and characterization of the C3 binding domain of the Staphylococcus aureus extracellular fibrinogen-binding protein (Efb).
    J Biol Chem, 279(49): 50710-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Detection and molecular characterization of a gentamicin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone in Rio de Janeiro that resembles the New York/Japanese clone.
    J Hosp Infect, 58(4): 276-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. New polyisoprenylated benzophenones from Venezuelan propolis.
    Fitoterapia, 75(7): 683-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus mRNA using a flow through microarray.
    J Microbiol Methods, 60(1): 47-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Optimisation of the fluorescein diacetate antibacterial assay.
    J Microbiol Methods, 60(1): 21-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin binding protein A mutants: an investigation using optical tweezers.
    Biomol Eng, 21(3): 105-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Systematic survey on the prevalence of genes coding for staphylococcal enterotoxins SElM, SElO, and SElN.
    Mol Nutr Food Res, 48(7): 488-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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