FIG. 2.
Chromosomal map of the S. epidermidis glcA, glcT, icaADBC, purR, and rsbU genes and their respective homologues in S. aureus. The origin of replication is marked by the gene dnaA. Except for purR, the genes involved in biofilm formation of S. epidermidis are rearranged between the icaADBC-positive and -negative strains, whereas in S. aureus the location of these genes are conserved in four independent strains.