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 ...

Findings from a new study in Nature Communications focused on the nasal microbiome show that people who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in the nose have fewer types of bacterial ...

Though the inside of the front of the nose is where methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the most predominant, new research shows nearly all people colonized with MRSA have the bacteria ...

A new approach to the investigation of bacterial adaptations could help improve the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections. An international research team from the Wellcome Sanger Institute ...

Researchers have identified a new complex-carbohydrate biomolecule, or glycan, that plays a key role in the nasal colonization of the Bordetella bacteria responsible for whooping cough. The discovery ...