This valuable study proposes a novel rapid-entry mechanism of S. aureus that involves the rapid release of calcium from lysosomes. The strength of the paper lies in a very interesting hypothesis; what ...

In nature, plant roots are always colonized by fungi. This interaction can be either mutualistic, benefiting both the plant ...

Researchers have identified two fungal enzymes that hijack the immune system of plants and colonize their root systems.

Researchers at the University of Cologne’s CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences have identified two fungal enzymes ...

Moreover, when that mutant cell replicates ... Most staph infections in humans are caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a drug-resistant phenotype that has been ...

Loricrin comprises up to 80% of protein on terminally differentiated keratinocyte cell surfaces ... species may explain host and tissue tropism. Staphylococcus epidermidis exhibits different ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism which allows the superbug methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA ... have mesh like cell walls around them that require enzymes to knit them ...