It is postulated that in addition to cell density, other factors such as the dimensions and diffusional characteristics of the environment could influence quorum sensing (QS) and induction of genetic ...

H. ingelheimensis NRRL 29060 was cultured in A-3M liquid medium for 6 days on a rotary shaker and the whole culture broth was extracted with 1-butanol. After evaporation, the crude extract was ...

Helen E. Blackwell of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and her colleagues have been studying the chemical signals that bacteria use to sense how many other microbes of their kind are around, a ...

Researchers have succeeded in wiping out established biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus by hijacking one of the bacteria's own regulatory systems. Although the discovery is not ready for clinical ...

Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for this disparity has remained unclear. A new study led by UT Southwestern ...