text: Staphylococcus aureus is a type of pathogen that causes infection to the skin and soft tissue and can lead to a variety of more severe diseases such as osteomyelitis, pneumonia, and endocarditis. Staphylococcus aureus uses biofilms in order to increase its chances of survival by becoming resistant to antibiotics. Biofilms help Staphylococcus aureus become up to 1500 times more resistant to antibiofilm agents which try to break down biofilms formed by Staphylococcus aureus.