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 2 (2005), Issue 4 (April)

1. Mechanisms of resistance of bacteria causing ventilator-associated pneumonia.
   Clin Chest Med, 26(1): 75-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Clonal distribution and phase-variable expression of a major histocompatibility complex analogue protein in Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 187(8): 2917-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Nucleotide substitution and recombination at orthologous loci in Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 187(8): 2698-704. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Thermonuclease gene as a target for specific identification of Staphylococcus intermedius isolates: use of a PCR-DNA enzyme immunoassay.
   Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 51(4): 237-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Viscoelasticity of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in response to fluid shear allows resistance to detachment and facilitates rolling migration.
   Appl Environ Microbiol, 71(4): 2175-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Potential of the polyvalent anti-Staphylococcus bacteriophage K for control of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci from hospitals.
   Appl Environ Microbiol, 71(4): 1836-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone.
   Lancet, 365(9466): 1256-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. First report of infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America.
   J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1985-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Evidence for icaADBC-independent biofilm development mechanism in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.
   J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1973-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Evaluation of two chromogenic agar media for recovery and identification of Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants.
    J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1956-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Performance of CHROMagar MRSA medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1925-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Clinical manifestations of staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome depend on serotypes of exfoliative toxins.
    J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1890-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Epidemiology of emerging methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Denmark: a nationwide study in a country with low prevalence of MRSA infection.
    J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1836-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Testing for induction of clindamycin resistance in erythromycin-resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 43(4): 1716-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Necrotizing fasciitis caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Los Angeles.
    N Engl J Med, 352(14): 1445-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in three communities.
    N Engl J Med, 352(14): 1436-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Regulation of Sin recombinase by accessory proteins.
    Mol Microbiol, 56(2): 371-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Antibiotic-induced SOS response promotes horizontal dissemination of pathogenicity island-encoded virulence factors in staphylococci.
    Mol Microbiol, 56(3): 836-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Estimation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission by considering colonization pressure at the time of hospital admission.
    J Hosp Infect, 60(1): 27-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. New effective sources of the Staphylococcus simulans lysostaphin.
    J Biotechnol, 117(2): 203-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Proteome analysis of membrane and cell wall associated proteins from Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Proteome Res, 4(2): 250-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin in Staphylococcus aureus recovered from human nasal carriers and manually handled foods: epidemiological and genetic findings.
    Microbes Infect, 7(2): 187-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) patient exposure by infection control measures.
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 87(2): 123-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Effect of certain bioactive plant extracts on clinical isolates of beta-lactamase producing methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Basic Microbiol, 45(2): 106-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Lack of wall teichoic acids in Staphylococcus aureus leads to reduced interactions with endothelial cells and to attenuated virulence in a rabbit model of endocarditis.
    J Infect Dis, 191(10): 1771-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Staphylococcus intermedius produces a functional agr autoinducing peptide containing a cyclic lactone.
    J Bacteriol, 187(9): 3139-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Staphylococcus epidermidis polysaccharide intercellular adhesin production significantly increases during tricarboxylic acid cycle stress.
    J Bacteriol, 187(9): 2967-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Identification of an essential glycoprotease in Staphylococcus aureus.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 245(2): 279-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Discovery and optimisation of potent, selective, ethanolamine inhibitors of bacterial phenylalanyl tRNA synthetase.
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 15(9): 2305-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Nasal exposure to Staphylococcal enterotoxin enhances the development of allergic rhinitis in mice.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 35(4): 506-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Inactivation of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus on stainless steel and glass surfaces by neutral electrolysed water.
    Lett Appl Microbiol, 40(5): 341-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity on Arabidopsis thaliana is mediated either by a direct effect of salicylic acid on the pathogen or by SA-dependent, NPR1-independent host responses.
    Plant J, 42(3): 417-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Establishment of rat model of acute staphylococcal osteomyelitis: relationship between inoculation dose and development of osteomyelitis.
    Arch Orthop Trauma Surg, 125(3): 169-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Conversion of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from commensal to invasive by expression of the ica locus encoding production of biofilm exopolysaccharide.
    Infect Immun, 73(5): 3188-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Extracellular carbohydrate-containing polymers of a model biofilm-producing strain, Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A.
    Infect Immun, 73(5): 3007-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Induction of Nod1 and Nod2 intracellular pattern recognition receptors in murine osteoblasts following bacterial challenge.
    Infect Immun, 73(5): 2967-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. The surface protein Pls of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a virulence factor in septic arthritis.
    Infect Immun, 73(5): 2812-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Successful treatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic valve endocarditis with linezolid after failure of treatment with oxacillin, gentamicin, rifampicin, vancomycin, and fusidic acid regimens.
    Scand J Infect Dis, 37(3): 173-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Volsurf analysis of carbapenem antibiotics.
    Bioorg Med Chem, 13(10): 3339-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The crystal structures of EAP domains from Staphylococcus aureus reveal an unexpected homology to bacterial superantigens.
    J Biol Chem, 280(17): 17243-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Investigation of beta-lactam antibiotic-induced vancomycin-resistant MRSA (BIVR).
    J Infect Chemother, 11(2): 104-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Hypermutable and fluoroquinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(5): 2098-101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Seven novel variants of the staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Ireland.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(5): 2070-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. A novel MATE family efflux pump contributes to the reduced susceptibility of laboratory-derived Staphylococcus aureus mutants to tigecycline.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(5): 1865-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus due to overexpression of a novel multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) transport protein.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(5): 1857-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Biphasic effects of geranylgeraniol, teprenone, and phytol on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(5): 1770-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging threat.
    Lancet Infect Dis, 5(5): 275-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Modelling the influence of single acid and mixture on bacterial growth.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 100(1): 167-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Silkworm pathogenic bacteria infection model for identification of novel virulence genes.
    Mol Microbiol, 56(4): 934-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Stability and effectiveness against bacterial adhesion of poly(ethylene oxide) coatings in biological fluids.
    J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater, 73(2): 347-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon.
    Am J Ophthalmol, 139(5): 930-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Annexins I and IV inhibit Staphylococcus aureus attachment to human macrophages.
    Immunol Lett, 98(2): 297-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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