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Expression of staphylococcal protein Sbi is induced by human IgG.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2000
Zhang L, Rosander A, Jacobsson K, Lindberg M, Frykberg L
Abstract excerpt
Protein Sbi is an IgG- and beta(2) glycoprotein I-binding protein on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus. In most strains, the amount of protein Sbi on the cell surface is very low under normal growth conditions. However, here we show that after growth in the presence of human serum, the amount is significantly increased. In S. aureus strain 8325-4, the observed increase is concentration-dependent and the...
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