However, if S. epidermidis bacteria inadvertently end up in the body — for instance, via a contaminated medical device, such as a catheter or IVs used to deliver drugs — they can spark ...

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 ...

The composition of bacterial populations living on our faces plays a significant role in the development of acne and other ...

Although biofilm formation is regarded as the most important virulence factor protecting the sessile bacteria against antibacterial compounds and host immune responses, S. epidermidisalso ...

epidermidis were as high as anything we get routinely vaccinated against.” That’s puzzling, he said: “Our ferocious immune response to these commensal bacteria loitering on the far side of that ...

epidermidis were as high as anything we get routinely vaccinated against." That's puzzling, he said, "Our ferocious immune response to these commensal bacteria loitering on the far side of that ...

The key is a bacteria that’s almost certainly living on your skin right now: Staphylococcus epidermidis. It’s thought to be mostly harmless, but in previous research the team found that it ...

For instance, exposure to riboflavin-producing bacteria, such as S. epidermidis, promotes the development of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells and Regulatory T (Treg) cells, which are ...

Fischbach and colleagues determined that B cells, too, are involved in the immune response to S. epidermidis; mice swabbed on the head with the bacteria generated antibodies against accumulation ...

Experiments in the new study showed that S. epidermidis does something that the researchers call "selective excitability." In response to electricity, the bacteria turn down the activity of genes ...

epidermidis lineages, with up to 11 of each found in each person's microbiome. Previous work had suggested that in each person's facial skin microbiome, lineages of these two skin bacteria remain ...