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Loss of clumping factor B fibrinogen binding activity by Staphylococcus aureus involves cessation of transcription, shedding and cleavage by metalloprotease.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Aug 2001
McAleese F M, Walsh E J, Sieprawska M, Potempa J, Foster T J
Abstract excerpt
The fibrinogen-binding protein clumping factor B (ClfB) of Staphylococcus aureus is present on the surface of cells from the early exponential phase of growth in greater amounts than on cells from late exponential phase and is barely detectable on cells from stationary phase. Expression of a clfB...
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