Serotype 5 and 8 capsular polysaccharides predominate among clinical isolates of
Staphylococcus aureus. The results of experiments in animal models of infection have …

Bacterial polysaccharides are usually associated with the outer surface of the bacterium.
They can form an amorphous layer of extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) surrounding the …

MgrA has been shown to affect multiple Staphylococcus aureus genes involved in virulence
and antibiotic resistance. To comprehensively identify the target genes regulated by mgrA …

Iron is critical for virtually all forms of life. The production of high‐affinity iron chelators,
siderophores, and the subsequent uptake of iron–siderophore complexes are a common …

The nucleotide sequences of two gene clusters, cap5 and cap8, involved in the synthesis of
Staphylococcus aureus type 5 and type 8 capsular polysaccharides (CPs), respectively …

The has operon is composed of three genes, hasA, hasB, and hasC that encode
hyaluronate synthase, UDP-glucose dehydrogenase, and presumptively UDP-glucose …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has a strong tolerance to high salt stress. It is a major
reason as to why the contamination of S. aureus in salted food cannot be eradicated. To …

In trying to identify genetic loci involved in the regulation of cap5 genes in Staphylococcus
aureus, we isolated a transposon mutant that exhibited a growth defect, enhanced autolysis …

In searching the Staphylococcus aureus genome, we found several homologs to SarA. One
of these genes, sarT, codes for a basic protein with 118 residues and a predicted molecular …

Staphylococcus aureus can utilize several hydroxamate siderophores for growth under iron-
restricted conditions. Previous findings have shown that S. aureus possesses a cytoplasmic …