Scientists at Stanford are developing a painless, topical vaccine using a common skin bacterium to trigger immunity.

Staphylococcus epidermidis exhibits different patterns of colonization to skin epithelial layers, which may contribute to long-term colonization. The microbial surface components recognizing ...

Staphylococcus aureus is capable of fermenting mannitol (left side of left plate) while Staphylococcus epidermidis is not (right side of left plate). This is a differential medium. It tests an ...

A painless future of vaccination could be on the horizon, as researchers have been working on innovative delivery methods. Stanford University scientists have now presented another unique method ...

Staphylococcus epidermidis is generally a relatively benign resident of human skin and mucosal surfaces. However, over recent decades, the increased use of invasive devices and implants ...

A new study published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology showed that adults with acne responded well to a regimen that ...

The acidity of the media will cause the pH indicator, phenol red, to turn yellow. Staphylococcus aureus is capable of fermenting mannitol (left side of left plate) while Staphylococcus epidermidis is ...

epidermidis and S. aureus ... Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI)—most often with Staphylococcus aureus or S. epidermis—is a common complication and cause of ...