The research highlights how disrupting bacterial metabolism can help the body ... approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible ...

Osaka, Japan - Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the ... if we can block arginine metabolism in S. pyogenes it should restrict the pathogen's survival and virulence." ...

More information: Wei Xu et al, Reprogramming aerobic metabolism mitigates Streptococcus pyogenes tissue damage in a mouse necrotizing skin infection model, Nature Communications (2025).

Strep throat is a sore throat caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus. The bacteria spread when a person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Symptoms can include pain ...

Mar. 31, 2021 — Researchers have discovered that Streptococcus pyogenes, a species of bacteria that can cause severe illness if it invades the human body, can survive on the skin using arginine ...

A jump in the number of people with serious illness caused by group A Streptococcus—also referred to as Streptococcus pyogenes or Strep A—has made headlines recently. There has also been a ...