Global Regulation of Virulence
S. Arvidson, discussion leader
R. Novick, "The agr regulatory locus"
A. Cheung, "The sar regulatory locus"
J. Iandolo, "The xpr regulatory locus"
S. aureus Adherence and Adhesins
J. I. Flock, discussion leader
M. Hook, "Genetic and biochemical analysis of binding proteins"
P. Vaudaux/T. Foster, "Analysis of binding protein-deficient mutants in animal models"
Analysis of S. aureus Virulence Factors
T. Foster, discussion leader
N. Barg, "Animal models of virulence"
R. Proctor, "Small colony variants and attenuation of virulence"
G. Bohach, "Enterotoxin structure-function and immunomodulation"
Glycopeptide Resistance
K. Dyke, discussion leader
P. Courvalin, "Genetics and epidemiology of glycopeptide resistance"
P. Reynolds, "Biochemistry of glycopeptide resistance"
Methicillin Resistance
H. Chambers, discussion leader
B. Berger-Bachi, "Chromosomal loci affecting the expression of resistance"
J. Ghuysen, "Low affinity penicillin binding proteins"
K. Hiramatsu, "Transcriptional regulation of mecA and the expression of resistance"
Epidemiology
B. Kreisworth, discussion leader
F. Tenover, "Molecular typing techniques"
B. Cookson, "Hospital spread of methicillin-resistant staphylocci"
Capsules and Immunity
G. Peters, discussion leader
G. Pier, "Capsular polysaccharide of S. epidermidas"
J. Lee, "S. aureus capsules and virulence"
A. Fattom, "S. aureus capsular polysaccharide vaccines"
Oral Poster Presentations
S. Projan, discussion leader
Virulence Factors of Coagulase-Negative Staphylocci
F. Gotz, discussion leader
G. Johnson, "Inhibition of phagocytosis by coagulase-negative staphyloccal exoproducts"
D. Mack, "Genetic analysis of biofilm accumulation"
S. Gaterman, "Virulence-associated proteins of S. saprophyticus"
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