Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2003
Publication Title
Journal of Bacteriology
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen associated with nosocomial infections. It can persist in clinical settings and gain increased resistance to antimicrobial agents through biofilm formation. We have found that alpha-toxin, a secreted, multimeric, hemolytic toxin encoded by the hla gene, plays an integral role in biofilm formation. The hla mutant was unable to fully colonize plastic surfaces under both static and flow conditions. Based on microscopy studies, we propose that alpha-hemolysin is required for cell-to-cell interactions during biofilm formation.
DOI
10.1128/JB.185.10.3214-3217.2003
Original Citation
Caiazza NC, O'Toole GA. Alpha-toxin is required for biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol. 2003 May;185(10):3214-7. doi: 10.1128/jb.185.10.3214-3217.2003. PMID: 12730182; PMCID: PMC154062.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Caiazza, Nicky C. and O'Toole, George A., "Alpha-Toxin Is Required for Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus" (2003). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1109.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1109
