Staphylococcus aureus Infection: Pathogenesis and Antimicrobial Resistance
Giovanni Gherardi
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram-positive, coagulase-positive pathogen belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae with a spherical shape that forms grape-like clusters, is a commensal that is often present asymptomatically on parts of the human body [...]
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus aureusMicrobiologyPathogenesisAntimicrobialCoagulasePathogenStaphylococcusBiologyAntibiotic resistanceHuman pathogenStaphylococcal infectionsBacteriaImmunologyAntibioticsGeneticsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingMicrobial Metabolism and Applications