Staphylococcus aureus
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Staphylococcus aureus. Wikispecies has information related to Staphylococcus aureus. ... Previously, S. aureus was differentiated from other staphylococci by the coagulase test. However, not all S. aureus strains are ... "Staphylococcus". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. "aureus". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. "staphylococcus - ... "PATHOGEN SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES." Staphylococcus cells have a diameter of 0.7-1.2 um. Staphylococcus Aureus ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Francois P, Schrenzel J (2008). "Rapid Diagnosis and Typing of Staphylococcus aureus". Staphylococcus: Molecular Genetics. ... aureus (VISA). GISA, a strain of resistant S. aureus, is glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus and is less suspectible to ... Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from ... "MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)". National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health. US National Institutes of ...
Staphylococcus aureus alpha toxin
Alpha-toxin, also known as alpha-hemolysin (Hla), is the major cytotoxic agent released by bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and ... Bhakdi S, Tranum-Jensen J (December 1991). "Alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus". Microbiological Reviews. 55 (4): 733-51. doi ... Bubeck Wardenburg J, Schneewind O (February 2008). "Vaccine protection against Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia". The Journal of ... "alpha-Toxin is a mediator of Staphylococcus aureus-induced cell death and activates caspases via the intrinsic death pathway ...
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
... (VRSA) are strains of Staphylococcus aureus that have acquired resistance to the ... aureus (hVISA), and high-level vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA). Vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) (/ˈviːsə/ or / ... Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was first reported in the United States in 2002. To date, documented cases of VRSA ... is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that gives resistance to vancomycin at a frequency of 10−6 colonies or even higher. Drug ...
Staphopain A (Staphylococcus aureus)
... is a secreted cysteine protease produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It was first identified in the S. aureus V8 strain as a ... Mootz JM, Malone CL, Shaw LN, Horswill AR (September 2013). "Staphopains modulate Staphylococcus aureus biofilm integrity". ... transcription in Staphylococcus aureus by sarA, rot and agr (RNAIII)". International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 296 (6): ... "Staphylococcus aureus Staphopain A inhibits CXCR2-dependent neutrophil activation and chemotaxis". The EMBO Journal. 31 (17): ...
Staphylococcus aureus delta toxin
... is a toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It has a wide spectrum of cytolytic activity. ... Staphylococcus aureus delta toxin is a phenol-soluble modulin peptide. Because of this, the cytotoxins that are produced upon a ... Otto M (February 2014). "Staphylococcus aureus toxins". Current Opinion in Microbiology. 17: 32-7. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2013.11. ... Kapral FA (January 1976). "Effect of fatty acids on Staphylococcus aureus delta-toxin hemolytic activity". Infection and ...
Staphylococcus aureus beta toxin
... is a toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It is a form of sphingomyelinase called ... Gaskin DK, Bohach GA, Schlievert PM, Hovde CJ (February 1997). "Purification of Staphylococcus aureus beta-toxin: comparison of ... proliferation and adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to bovine mammary epithelial cells". Veterinary Microbiology. 48 (3-4): ...
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
"Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Workers in the Food Industry". Staphylococcus aureus. ... Raus J, Love DN (October 1983). "Characterization of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus intermedius and Staphylococcus aureus ... "Staphylococcus pseudintermedius can be misdiagnosed as Staphylococcus aureus in humans with dog bite wounds". European Journal ... This can be useful for differentiating S. pseudintermedius from coagulase negative Staphylococci, and from S. aureus which ...
Coccus
Staphylococci are irregular (grape-like) clusters of cocci (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus). Tetrads are clusters of four cocci ... Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen. It can infect almost any tissue in the body, frequently the skin. It often ... Species of Staphylococcus have no regular plane of division. They form grape-like structures. The various gram-positive cocci ... Staphylococcus spp. also inhabit human skin, but they are facultative anaerobes. They ferment sugars, producing lactic acid as ...
Friedrich Julius Rosenbach
He is credited for differentiating Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus albus, which is now called Staphylococcus ... Friedrich Julius Rosenbach at Who Named It? "Staphylococcus aureus". Evans AC (1936), "Studies on hemolytic streptococci: II. ...
Mesophile
Staphylococcus aureus was first identified in 1880. It is responsible for different infections stemming from an injury. The ... Todd, E. (2014). Staphylococcus Aureus. 530-534 Robinson, Richard K.. (2000). Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, Volumes 1-3 - ... Some notable mesophiles include Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Other examples of species ... Long lasting infections of S. aureus includes pneumonia, meningitis, and osteomyelitis. S. aureus is commonly contracted in ...
ESKAPE
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive round-shaped (coccus) bacteria that is commonly found as a part of the human skin ... Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA, includes strains distinct from other strains of S. aureus in the fact that they have ... Taylor TA, Unakal CG (2020). "Staphylococcus Aureus". StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. PMID 28722898. ... Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp. The ...
Pneumonia
Those with viral infections may be secondarily infected with the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, or ... For those with Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Legionella infections, prolonged antibiotics may be ... Staphylococcus aureus; Moraxella catarrhalis; and Legionella pneumophila. A number of drug-resistant versions of the above ... and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The spreading of organisms is facilitated by certain risk factors. ...
Staphylococcal enteritis
S. aureus can cause a range of illnesses from minor skin infections to Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning enteritis. Since ... Staphylococcus aureus is a true food poisoning organism. It produces a heat stable enterotoxin when allowed to grow for several ... Common symptoms of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning include: a rapid onset which is usually 1-6 hours, nausea, explosive ... Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, facultative anaerobe, coccal (round shaped) bacteria that appears in grape-like ...
Streptokinase
It is similar, both in function and in structure, to staphylokinase (Sak) found in Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylokinase is ... Bokarewa MI, Jin T, Tarkowski A (2006). "Staphylococcus aureus: Staphylokinase". The International Journal of Biochemistry & ... September 2013). "Staphylokinase promotes the establishment of Staphylococcus aureus skin infections while decreasing disease ...
Food policy
The top five offenders were norovirus, salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter spp., and Staphylococcus aureus. The ...
Bloodstream infections
These bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the gastrointestinal tract.[citation needed] Staphylococcus aureus is the ... Ultrasound of the heart is recommended in all those with bacteremia due to Staphylococcus aureus to rule out infectious ... Holland, TL; Arnold, C; Fowler VG, Jr (1 October 2014). "Clinical management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a review". ... The presence of certain bacteria in the blood culture, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Escherichia ...
Staphylokinase
... is a protein produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It contains 136 amino acid residues and has a molecular mass of 15kDa. ... "Staphylococcus aureus: Staphylokinase". The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 38 (4): 504-509. doi:10.1016/ ...
Anaerobic infection
and Staphylococcus aureus. It is important that specimens are obtained in a method that avoids their contamination by the oral ... Skin flora organisms such as S. aureus and Streptococcus spp., or nosocomially acquired microorganisms can be recovered at all ... A macrolide can be added to metronidazole in treating upper respiratory infections to cover S. aureus and aerobic streptococci ...
Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1
... (TSST-1) is a superantigen with a size of 22 kDa produced by 5 to 25% of Staphylococcus aureus ... Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1), a prototype superantigen secreted by a Staphylococcus aureus bacterium strain in ... Iandolo JJ (1989). "Genetic analysis of extracellular toxins of Staphylococcus aureus". Annual Review of Microbiology. 43: 375- ... Dinges MM, Orwin PM, Schlievert PM (January 2000). "Exotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 13 (1 ...
Enterotoxin
Several microbial organisms contain the necessary enterotoxin to create such an effect, such as Staphylococcus aureus and E. ... Enterotoxins can be formed by the bacterial pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus and can cause Staphylococcal ... Dinges, M. M.; Orwin, P. M.; Schlievert, P. M. (2000). "Exotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 13 ... Iandolo JJ (1989). "Genetic analysis of extracellular toxins of Staphylococcus aureus". Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 43: 375-402. doi: ...
Desquamation
Toxic shock syndrome, a potentially fatal immune system reaction to a bacterial infection such as Staphylococcus aureus, can ... Dinges, MM; Orwin, PM; Schlievert, PM (January 2000). "Exotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 13 ( ...
Staphylococcus
Biology portal Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) "staphylococcus , Origin and ... Media related to Staphylococcus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Staphylococcus at Wikispecies Staphylococcus genomes and ... Staphylococcus argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri - both of which were previously considered variants of S. aureus. A new ... "An introduction to Staphylococcus aureus, and techniques for identifying and quantifying S. aureus adhesins in relation to ...
Opportunistic infection
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium known to cause skin infections and sepsis, among other pathologies. Notably, S. aureus has ... Kong C, Neoh HM, Nathan S (March 2016). "Targeting Staphylococcus aureus Toxins: A Potential form of Anti-Virulence Therapy". ... Jenul C, Horswill AR (April 2019). "Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence". Microbiology Spectrum. 7 (2). doi:10.1128/ ...
Protein A
As a pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus utilizes protein A, along with a host of other proteins and surface factors, to aid its ... Protein A is a 42 kDa surface protein originally found in the cell wall of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. It is encoded by ... February 2017). "Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Disrupts Immunity Mediated by Long-Lived Plasma Cells". Journal of Immunology ... Muthukrishnan G, Quinn GA, Lamers RP, Diaz C, Cole AL, Chen S, Cole AM (April 2011). "Exoproteome of Staphylococcus aureus ...
Diabetic foot infection
... and bacteria that are commonly involved include staphylococcus, including methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), ... Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Initial diagnosis of diabetic foot infections is made primarily via thorough ... Treatment of mild-moderate infections should last 1-2 weeks and typically requires oral antibiotics that cover staphylococci ...
Dedicator of cytokinesis protein 8
Daniel Musher
Infections due to Staphylococcus aureus. Medicine (Baltimore) 1977;56:383-409. Musher DM, Kubitschek KR, Crennan J, Baughn RE. ... Infections due to Staphylococcus aureus. Medicine (Baltimore) 1977;56:383-409. Musher DM, Kubitschek KR, Crennan J, Baughn RE. ... The Association between Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and acute myocardial infarction. Scand J Infect Dis 2009;In press. ... The Association between Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and acute myocardial infarction. Scand J Infect Dis 2009;In press. ...
Production of antibiotics
STAPLETON, PAUL D.; TAYLOR, PETER W. (2002-01-01). "Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus". Science Progress. 85 (Pt ... doi:10.1016/s1068-607x(97)00012-7. Waness, Abdelkarim (2010-01-01). "Revisiting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...
Protein
... coli and Staphylococcus aureus). Smaller bacteria, such as Mycoplasma or spirochetes contain fewer molecules, on the order of ...