Coagulase and Efb of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Have a Common Fibrinogen Binding Motif

ABSTRACT Coagulase (Coa) and Efb, secreted Staphylococcus aureus proteins, are important virulence factors in staphylococcal infections. Coa interacts with fibrinogen (Fg) and induces the formation of fibrin(ogen) clots through activation of prothrombin. Efb attracts Fg to the bacterial surface and...

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Auteurs principaux: Ya-Ping Ko, Mingsong Kang, Vannakambadi K. Ganesh, Dharmanand Ravirajan, Bin Li, Magnus Höök
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/c8e9f7a4a4174c75924bbf58a8458271
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