Large amounts of microorganisms are emitted from animal houses into the environment via exhaust air. To assess potential risks, spread can be simulated with computer models. Such modeling usually does not take account die-off rates, since there hardly any reliable data so far on how long survive in outdoor Previous studies were conducted almost exclusively closed chambers and only took influenc...

Staphylococcus carnosus and Staphylococcus xylosus are widely used as aroma producers in the manufacture of dried fermented sausages. Catabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) by these strains contributes to aroma formation by production of methyl-branched aldehydes and carboxy acids. The first step in the catabolism is most likely a transamination reaction catalyzed by BCAA aminotransfe...

BACKGROUND Widespread in the environment, Staphylococcus spp. infect animals and humans as normal flora or pathogens. By extending our recent report of multi-drug resistant (MDR) S. aureus in dairy goats, this study investigated the staphylococcal infection and characterized the MDR-S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates collected from goats in 2008 to elucidate the appea...

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common root causes of nosocomial infections because of its dominant biofilm forming property. Staphylococci infection is common in both humans and animals. Biofilms have been implicated in almost 60% of all bacterial infections [1]. The bacterial biofilm formation is governed by several factors that are under the control of diverse genetic elements [2]. ...