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Cellular invasion by Staphylococcus aureus involves a fibronectin bridge between the bacterial fibronectin-binding MSCRAMMs and host cell beta1 integrins.
European journal of cell biology - 1 Oct 2000
Fowler T, Wann E R, Joh D, Johansson S, Foster T J, Höök M
Abstract excerpt
Although Staphylococcus aureus is primarily considered an extracellular pathogen, recent evidence suggests that this bacterium can invade a variety of nonprofessional phagocytic cells. Here we investigate the early stages of cellular invasion by S. aureus and determine the bacterial and host comp...
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