Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile Gram-positive bacterium capable of causing a spectrum of illnesses ranging from superficial skin infections to life-threatening endocarditis and sepsis. Central to ...

Dokland’s study, “Shape shifter: redirection of prolate phage capsid assembly by staphylococcal pathogenicity islands” was published in Nature Communications. Dokland said that Bacteriophages or ...

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a ubiquitous commensal of human skin and mucous membranes that has emerged as a leading cause of device-associated and nosocomial infections worldwide. Carriage rates in ...

Infectious bacteria are growing more resistant to the effects of common antibacterial drugs, for a variety of reasons. Some ...

Dr. Xiaogang Wang lab in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at Virginia Tech is seeking a highly motivated graduate students to begin in the Spring of 2027 to pursue research in ...