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Pathogenicity island mobilization and the evolution of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus

Dokland’s study, “Shape shifter: redirection of prolate phage capsid assembly by staphylococcal pathogenicity islands” was published in Nature Communications. Dokland said that Bacteriophages or ...

Armata Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) Designation for AP-SA02

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: ARMP) ("Armata" or the "Company"), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company ...
News Medical

Spex CertiPrep® adds Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella Pathogen Detection Kits to its portfolio

Quickly determine the presence of S. aureus bacteria and Salmonella in agricultural samples including cannabis products with Spex CertiPrep new quantitative PCR (qPCR) detection kits. The 2-Color ...
Medical Xpress

Largest study of nose microbiome helps highlight those at risk of Staph aureus infection

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 ...

Study maps NICU staph spread, pinpointing strains most tied to invasive infections

A new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of ...
Technology Networks

Potomac River Sewage Spill Reveals Dangerous Pathogen Levels

Water testing following one of the largest sewage spills in US history revealed extremely high levels of E. coli, ...

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Armata Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) Designation for AP-SA02

Intravenous use as a QIDP for adjunct treatment of complicated bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus QIDP Designation provides for five years of market exclusivity ...