Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that could become an "effective weapon" against antibiotic resistant MRSA ...

Staph infections can be deadly, especially in hospitals where certain strains have evolved to be resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria responsible for these infections, Staphylococcus aureus, is ...

Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study team led by MedUni Vienna has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in ...

Researchers at Michigan State have shown how bacteria like the MRSA cells shown here in purple can slip between biological environments. It’s an unpleasant fact that most of us are happy to ignore: ...

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Allergy, scientists employed a special group of furry recruits whose job it was to snuffle out stubborn Staphylococcus aureus infections. 2 “The study was ...

People who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nose have fewer species of other bacteria, while certain bacteria may help to prevent S. aureus colonization. These are the ...