Bengaluru: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have shed new light on how "Staphylococcus aureus" (S. aureus), a common but dangerous bacterium that damages human cells.

Testosterone can potentiate S. aureus quorum sensing independent of auto-inducing peptides, increasing toxin release and host-cell damage, whereas progesterone and estrogen do not show the same effect ...

Model of the experimental setup for determining the adhesive force of a bacterium: The corrugated surface allows the lower part of the bacterium (diameter 1 micrometre) to be characterized using ...

A scanning electron microscopy image of Staphylococcus aureus after treatment with 25 mg/mL of serrawettin W2-FL10 for one hour. A magnification (500 nm) of damaged S. aureus cells is indicated in the ...

If you've got itchy skin, it could be that a microbe making its home on your body has produced a little chemical that's directly acting on your skin's nerve cells and triggering the urge to scratch.