Abhijith Choudhary,
Dudipeta Vasu,
Lokanathan Srikanth,
Manne Mudhu Sunitha,
Pasupuleti Santhosh Kumar,
Potukuchi Venkata Gurunadha Krishna Sarma,
Sthanikam Yeswanth,
Uppu Venkateswara Prasad,
Vimjam Swarupa,
Background: When Staphylococcus aureus is grown in the presence of high concentration of external glucose, this sugar is phosphorylated by glucokinase (glkA) to form glucose-6-phosphate. This product subsequently enters into anabolic phase, which favors biofilm formation. The presence of ROK (repressor protein, open reading frame, sugar kinase) motif, phosphate-1 and -2 sites, and tyrosine kina...