Medical bacteriology encompasses the study of bacteria that colonise, infect and sometimes protect the human host. It addresses mechanisms of colonisation, invasion, toxin production and evasion of ...

Lysostaphin, a zinc-dependent endopeptidase produced by Staphylococcus simulans, cleaves the pentaglycine crossbridges unique to the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus, including ...