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  1. The skin doesn’t just heal, it remembers.

    This Review Article explores how repeated microbial encounters, like with #Staphylococcus aureus, can “train” the skin’s immune system for faster, stronger responses.
    elifesciences.org/articles/106

  2. Outbreak: Methicillin-resistant #Staphylococcus aureus (#MRSA / #Staph / #StaphA)
    Facility: Runnymede Healthcare Centre
    Facility Type: Hospital (Chronic Care)
    Unit/Floor/Area: 3-West
    Location: #Toronto #Ontario
    Date: 2025-05-20

    Public Health Unit: Toronto Public Health
    Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0022
    PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU

    Click or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

    ccohs.ca/oshanswers/biol_hazar

  3. Outbreak: Methicillin-resistant #Staphylococcus aureus (#MRSA)
    Facility: Cornwall Community Hospital
    Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
    Unit/Floor/Area: 6 South
    Location: #Cornwall #Ontario
    Date: 2025-05-05

    Public Health Unit: Eastern Ontario Health Unit
    Facility Tracking Hash: #EOHU0018
    PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObEOHU

    Click or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

  4. #Staphylococcus secretes toxins such as PVL to kill immune cells, incl macrophages. This study shows that PVL binds anionic #phospholipids under acidic conditions, targeting lysosomal & mitochondrial #membranes (but not plasma membrane) to promote bacterial escape @PLOSBiology plos.io/3RvcArh

  5. These are the 20 most-studied #bacteria — majority ignored
    Model microbes such as Escherichia coli hog scientists’ attention, leaving most known bacteria with few publications devoted to them.
    Study of over 43,000 bacterial species found #Ecoli dominates with 21% of all publications, followed by human pathogens like #Staphylococcus aureus. Microbes crucial for human health and Earth's ecosystems remain largely unexplored, Univ of Michigan biologist Paul Jensen reported.
    nature.com/articles/d41586-025

  6. This is your semi-regular reminder to stop what you're doing and sanitize your cell phone, which is a cesspool of germs.

    This message is brought to you by #COVID19, #influenza, #staphylococcus, #streptococcus, #EColi, #BacillusCereus, #SAureus, #enterococcus, #MRSA, #rhinovirus, and many more.

    Our near-collective habit of taking our phones into the bathroom is a really, really bad idea.

    #PSA
    #PublicServiceAnnouncement

  7. Das #Biotech-#Startup HYpharm testet ein #Nasenspray mit Endolysin-Enzymen aus #Phagen, um folgenschwere Besiedelungen der Nasenschleimhaut durch Methicillin-resistente #Staphylococcus-aureus (#MRSA)-#Bakterien zu verhindern. @realtobiasludwig hat die Details für uns: laborjournal.de/editorials/305

  8. #Stability of #influenza A virus in #droplets and #aerosols is heightened by the presence of commensal respiratory #bacteria, J Virol.: journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1

    #Staphylococcus aureus and #Streptococcus pneumoniae were the most stabilizing compared to other commensals at equivalent density, indicating the composition of an individual’s respiratory #microbiota is a previously unconsidered factor influencing expelled virus persistence.

  9. "Here, we show that #Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial #pathogen associated with itchy skin diseases, directly activates pruriceptor sensory #neurons to drive itch. Epicutaneous S. aureus exposure causes robust itch and scratch-induced damage. By testing multiple isogenic bacterial mutants for virulence factors, we identify the S. aureus serine #protease V8 as a critical mediator in evoking spontaneous #itch and #alloknesis."

    cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8

  10. Honey from #Australian Honeypot #Ants Has Unique Antimicrobial Properties
    sci.news/biology/australian-ho

    Unique #antimicrobial activity in honey from the Australian honeypot ant (Camponotus inflatus) peerj.com/articles/15645/

    "#Honey produced by the Australian honeypot ant is valued nutritionally and medicinally by #Indigenous peoples. In a new study, #scientists found the honey to have strong activity against #Staphylococcus aureus and against two species of #fungi: #Cryptococcus and #Aspergillus."

  11. Scientists used an innovative genome-wide approach to identify new loci that affect #Staphylococcus aureus’ ability to survive in the bloodstream, which is a critical first step in the development of #bacteraemia #ReviewedPreprint #Microbiology
    elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre

  12. Human #skin is home to millions of #microbes. One of these microbes, #Staphylococcus aureus, is an opportunistic #pathogen that can invade patches of skin affected by #eczema, also known as atopic #dermatitis.
    #Microbiology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2023/04/mcb04122302

  13. #Celldivision protein FtsK coordinates bacterial #chromosome segregation and daughter cell separation in #Staphylococcus #aureus
    Helena Veiga, Mariana Pinho et al show #FtsK interacts with the #chaperone #Triggerfactor and establishes its gradient towards the #septum to promote stability and export of the #peptidoglycan #hydrolase Sle1.

    embopress.org/doi/10.15252/emb