Staphylococcus aureus

Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the life span. Globally, an estimated 17 billion ARIs occur each year, accounting for 2.4 million deaths (740,000 deaths among children). Although the majority of …

Bacterial secondary metabolites, synthesized by enzymes encoded in biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), can underlie microbiome homeostasis and serve as commercialized products, which have historically been mined from a select group of taxa. While …