Funding Information: This research was funded by national funds from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) (Projects PTDC/SAUINF/28466/2017 and PTDC/MEC-ONC/29327/2017); by the FCT in the scope of CIISA–Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa (Project UIDB/00276/2020), and Laboratório Associado para Ciência Animal e Veterin...
Diabetes mellitus affects nearly 6.4% of the worldwide population, and this number may double by 2030. Up to 25% of diabetic patients may develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Among DFU patients, 80% will suffer lower-limb amputations due to diabetic foot infections (DFIs), which are generally colonized by polymicrobial biofilms. Staphylococcus aureus is the DFIs’ predominant pathogen, frequently found together ...