"Drug Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Insights" ed. by Amjad Aqib

This book contains information on epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, and alternative ways to curtail S. aureus infection, as well as future research opportunities.

Staphylococcus aureus is a coccus, gram-positive, non-spore forming, and non-motile bacterium. Its commensal and opportunistic capabilities make it able to colonize different sites of animals and humans. Resistance to antibiotics has resulted in development of new strains and new types within strains. Types of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) include hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA), community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA), and livestock-acquired MRSA (LA-MRSA). There are also new strains like vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) and vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA). Expansion in resistance is expected to give rise to newer strains resistant to antibiotics such as macrolide (erm gene), tetracycline (tet genes), mupirocin (mupR), and fusidic acid (fusD). Alternative approaches like nanoparticles, bacteriophages, phytochemicals, and more are required to tackle this pathogen.

Contents
1. Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
2. Genetic Diversity in Staphylococcus aureus and Its Relation to Biofilm Production
3. Staphylococcus aureus and Virulence-Related Small RNA
4. Mechanistic Insights of Drug Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus with Special Reference to Newer Antibiotics
5. Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
6. Extracellular Vesicles and Their Role in Staphylococcus aureus Resistance and Virulence
7. Staphylococcus aureus and Dairy Udder
8. Progression of β-Lactam Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
9. Bacterial Skin Abscess
10. Bacteriophages as Anti-Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Agents
11. Antimicrobial Resistance Leading to Develop Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus, and Its Impact on Human, Animal, and Environment
12. Staphylococcus aureus and the Veterinary Medicine


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