Traber, K.T., and Novick, R.P. (2006) Agr functionality in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates. (submitted). Novick RP (2006) Mobile pathogenicity islands encoding superantigen toxins. Book chapter (in press)

Geisinger, E, Adhikari, RP, Jin, R, Ross, HF, and Novick RP (2006). Inhibition of rot translation by RNAIII, a key feature of agr regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Microbiol (in press)

Traber K, and Novick RP. (2006). A slipped-mispairing mutation in AgrA of laboratory strains and clinical isolates results in delayed activation of agr and failure to translate - and -haemolysins. Mol Microbiol 59:1519-30.

Ji, G., Lina, G., and Novick, R.P (2005). Staphylococcus intermedius produces a functional agr autoinducing peptide containing a cyclic lactone. J Bacteriology 187: 3139-50.

Wright JS 3rd, Traber KE, Corrigan R, Benson SA, Musser JM, Novick RP. The agr radiation: an early event in the evolution of staphylococci. J Bacteriol. 2005 Aug;187(15):5585-94.

Wright JS 3rd, Jin R, Novick RP. (2005) Transient interference with staphylococcal quorum sensing blocks abscess formation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Feb 1;102(5):1691-6.

Mangold M, Siller M, Roppenser B, Vlaminckx BJ, Penfound TA, Klein R, Novak R, Novick RP, Charpentier E. (2004) Synthesis of group A streptococcal virulence factors is controlled by a regulatory RNA molecule. Mol Microbiol. Sep;53(5):1515-27.

Novick RP. (2003) Autoinduction and signal transduction in the regulation of staphylococcal virulence. Mol Microbiol. 48(6):1429-49. Review.

Ruzin, A., Lindsay, J., and Novick, R. P. (2001). Molecular genetics of SaPI1- a mobile pathogenicity island in Staphylococcus aureus. Mol. Microbiol. 40:1-14.