Why is Staphylococcus aureus called “aureus”? ✨

Its name comes from the Latin word for golden, inspired by the characteristic yellow–gold pigment called staphyloxanthin, that protect itself from oxidative stress.🦠💛

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🦠 Monday = Journal Club day! 📚🔬

This time, Anna Sofia Parianou (DC9) took the stage to guide us through some very unusual S. aureus science: turning bacteria into… stone?! 🪨🦠

Thanks Anna Sofia for leading this month’s session! 💜

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📰 Changing the antibiotic playbook to catch an ESKAPE artist

Nearly a century ago, a single colony of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) helped launch the antibiotic age.

Source: Phys.org | Read story

💬 Key global update — what is your view on this?

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