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Direct interaction of iron-regulated surface determinant IsdB of Staphylococcus aureus with the GPIIb/IIIa receptor on platelets.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2010
Miajlovic Helen, Zapotoczna Marta, Geoghegan Joan A, Kerrigan Steven W, Speziale Pietro, Foster Timothy J
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The interaction of bacteria with platelets is implicated in the pathogenesis of endovascular infections, including infective endocarditis, of which Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause. Several S. aureus surface proteins mediate aggregation of platelets by fibrinogen- or fibronectin-dependent processes, which also requires specific antibodies. In this study S. aureus was grown in iron-limited medium to...
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