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 …

Eleven serotypes of capsular polysaccharide from Staphylococcus aureus have been
reported. We have previously cloned a cluster of type 1 capsule (cap1) genes responsible …

Staphylococcus aureus expresses at least eight distinct serotypes of capsular
polysaccharide (CP). Gene clusters involved in the expression of serotypes 1, 5 and 8 have …

Most Staphylococcus aureus express a serotype 5 or 8 capsular polysaccharide (CP).
However, 20–25% of human isolates and up to 86% of bovine strains of S. aureus are non …

Staphylococcus aureus strain M produces large amounts of capsular polysaccharide. It
produces a non‐encapsulated variant at a frequency of 0.01% at 37° C. At high temperature …

A 20.5-kb contiguous DNA fragment from Staphylococcus aureus Becker affecting type 8
capsule (CP8) biosynthesis was previously cloned. Sequencing analysis indicated that 16 …

The cap1 genes are required for the synthesis of type 1 capsular polysaccharide (CP1) in
Staphylococcus aureus. We previously showed that the cap1 locus was associated with a …

We previously cloned a 19.4-kb DNA region containing a cluster of genes affecting type 1
capsule production from Staphylococcus aureus M. Subcloning experiments showed that …

The production of type 8 capsular polysaccharide (CP8) in Staphylococcus aureus is
regulated in response to a variety of environmental factors. The cap8 genes required for the …

Most isolates of Staphylococcus aureus produce a serotype 5 (CP5) or 8 (CP8) capsular
polysaccharide. To investigate whether CP5 and CP8 differ in their biological properties, we …