Petra L. Kohler

TL;DR: The review discusses the major known and possible human disease associations with superantigens, including associations with toxic shock syndromes, atopic dermatitis, pneumonia, infective endocarditis, and autoimmune sequelae to streptococcal illnesses.

TL;DR: It is suggested that beta toxin cross-linking in the presence of eDNA assists in forming the skeletal framework upon which staphylococcal biofilms are established.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the transcriptional regulator AhrC and the protease Eep, which was previously shown to be an endocarditis virulence factor, are also required for full virulence in murine CAUTI and can be classified as enterococcal biofilm-associated virulence factors.

TL;DR: It is hypothesize that menaquinone analogs both induce toxic reactive oxygen species and affect bacterial plasma membranes and biosynthetic machinery to interfere with two-component systems, respiration, and macromolecular synthesis.

TL;DR: The differences observed in virulence factor profiles of two S. aureus USA200 strains provide insight into environmental factors that select for specific virulence factors.