1. Balaban N & Novick RP (1995) Autocrine regulation of toxin synthesis by Staphylococcus aureus. Proc Natl Acad Sci 92: 1619â1623.
2. Bronner S , Monteil H & Prevost G (2004) Regulation of virulence determinants in Staphylococcus aureus: complexity and applications. FEMS Microbiol Rev 28: 183â200.
3. Cafiso V , Bertuccio T , Santagati M , Campanile F , Amicosante G , Perilli MG , Selan L , Artini M , Nicoletti G & Stefani S (2004) Presence of the ica operon in clinical isolates of Staphylococcusepidermidis and its role in biofilm production. Clin Microbiol Infect 10: 1081â1088.
4. Caiazza NC & O'Toole GA (2003) Alpha-toxin is required for biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 185: 3214â3217.
5. Christensen GD , Simpson WA , Younger JJ , Baddour LM , Barrett FF , Melton DM & Beachey EH (1985) Adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to plastic tissue culture plates: a quantitative model for the adherence of staphylococci to medical devices. J Clin Microbiol 22: 996â1006.