Fig. 7|.

CxcA and Rbc1 homologues are encoded from a conserved genetic locus in Staphylococcal species. The gene organization of the genomic loci of genes encoding CxcA homologues illustrated for S. aureus (JE2), S. epidermidis (ATCC 12228), S. haemolyticus (JCSC1435), S. lugdunensis (N920143), S. saprophyticus (ATCC 15305), and S. carnosus (TM300). The solid lined arrowed boxes indicate genes predicted by the presence of an ORF and their orientation, while the predicted rbc1 promoter is indicated by an arrow. Genes without a known name are given a locus-tag name, or simply the number of the gene, without the strain prefix, for spacing purposes.