Staphylococcus aureus

Also known as:  Golden Staph;  S. aureus;  Staphylococci aureus;  Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is the primary species of Staphylococci Detrimental Bacteria.  Staphylococcus aureus is potentially pathogenic though widespread on the Skin and present in the Nose and Throat of 30% of healthy people.

Alkaloids

 Berberine may inhibit/kill Staphyloccus aureus (including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus).  ^[1]

Enzymes

 Bromelain may reduce the quantity of Mucous produced during Staphylococcus aureus infections.  Bromelain may enhance the effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Antibiotics for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections.  ^[2]

Lipids

 Alpha-Linolenic Acid (LNA) may suppress Staphylococcus aureus. 

 Monolaurin may inhibit/kill Staphylococcus aureus.  ^[3]

Glycosides

 Echinacoside (a constituent of Echinacea) may suppress Staphylococcus aureus. 

Microorganisms

 Bifidobacteria bifidus may suppress Staphylococcs aureus.  ^[4]

 Bifidobacteria bulgaricus may suppress Staphylococcus aureus.  ^[5]

 Lactobacillus acidophilus may suppress Staphylococcus aureus (including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus):  ^[6]

 Lactobacillus acidophilus - DDS-1 strain may inhibit Staphylococcus aureus. 

 Lactobacillus casei may inhibit/kill Staphylococcus aureus (including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus).  ^[7]

 Rhizopus oligosporus may suppress Staphylococcus aureus. 

Minerals

 Silver (applied topically or consumed orally) is highly effective for killing Staphylococcus auerus.  ^[8]

Non-Nutritional Factors

 Staphylococcus aureus is easily killed by Heat of Cooking Methods but the exotoxins released by Staphylococci require boiling for 30 minutes in order to detoxify them.

Prescribed Medications

 Very few Pharmaceutical Antibiotics are effective against Staphylococcus aureus, notably only:

 Clindamycin is used for the treatment of severe Staphylococcus aureus infections.

 Cloxacillin

 Methicillin (however Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is widespread).

 Streptomycin

 Vancomycin (Vancomycin was formerly effective against all Antibiotic-Resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, however Staphylococcus aureus is now beginning to become resistant to Vancomycin - strains of Staphylococcus aureus that are beginning to become resistant to Vancomycin are known as Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)).  This increases the possibility that some strains may in the future become fully resistant to Vancomycin.