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Characterization of the fibrinogen-binding surface protein Fbl of Staphylococcus lugdunensis
1 Nov 2004
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The fbl gene of Staphylococcus lugdunensis encodes a protein Fbl that is 58 % identical to the clumping factor A (ClfA) of Staphylococcus aureus. The fbl gene was present in eight clinical isolates of S. lugdunensis. When Fbl was expressed on the surface of Lactococcus lactis it promoted adherence to immobilized fibrinogen and cell clumping in a fibrinogen solution. Purified recombinant Fbl region A bound to...
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