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Infection and Immunity, April 2000, p. 2344-2348, Vol. 68, No. 4
0019-9567/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Identification of a New Repetitive Element in Staphylococcus aureus

Sarah E. Cramton,1,* Norbert F. Schnell,2 Friedrich Götz,1 and Reinhold Brückner1

Mikrobielle Genetik, Universität Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany,1 and ZENECA Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG, England2

Received 25 October 1999/Returned for modification 18 November 1999/Accepted 13 December 1999

The Staphylococcus aureus repeat (STAR) element is a sequence identified in two intergenic regions in S. aureus. The element is found in 13 to 21 copies in individual S. aureus strains, and elements in the homologous intergenic location are variable in length. The element sequence consists of several small and unusually GC-rich direct repeats with recurring intervening sequences. In addition, STAR-like elements may be present in related staphylococcal species.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Mikrobielle Genetik, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Universität Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. Phone: 49 7071 297 4635. Fax: 49 7071 29 46 34. E-mail: sarah.cramton{at}uni-tuebingen.de.

Infection and Immunity, April 2000, p. 2344-2348, Vol. 68, No. 4
0019-9567/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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