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CpaA Is a Glycan-Specific Adamalysin-like Protease Secreted by Acinetobacter baumannii That Inactivates Coagulation Factor XII.
mBio - 18 Dec 2018
Waack Ursula, Warnock Mark, Yee Andrew, Huttinger Zachary, Smith Sara, Kumar Ayush, Deroux Alban, Ginsburg David, Mobley Harry L T, Lawrence Daniel A, Sandkvist Maria
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly recognized as a cause of difficult-to-treat nosocomial infections, including pneumonia, wound infections, and bacteremia. Previous studies have demonstrated that the metalloprotease CpaA contributes to virulence and prolongs clotting time when added to human plasma as measured by the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) assay. Here, we show that...
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