Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common type of bacterium that is usually harmless to many people, but for others can cause potentially life-threatening infections. Now, a new study gives a ...

The most detailed study to date on the mechanisms by which a common type of bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, adapts to living on the human body could help improve the prevention, diagnosis ...

Bacterial survival genes uncovered using evolutionary map Date: January 16, 2025 Source: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Summary: Researchers have described how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus ...

The most detailed study to date on the mechanisms by which a common type of bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, adapts to living on the human body could help improve the prevention, diagnosis ...

Medically reviewed by Marisa Garshick, MD A carbuncle is a cluster of boils (furuncles) that form under the skin's surface when bacteria infect hair follicles (tiny openings on your skin through which ...