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A collagen receptor on <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> strains isolated from patients with septic arthritis mediates adhesion to cartilage
1 Jan 1993
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Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients with septic arthritis or osteomyelitis possess a collagen receptor present in two forms, which contains either two or three copies of a 187-amino-acid repeat motif. Collagen receptor-positive strains adhered to both collagen substrata and cartilage in a time-dependent process. Collagen receptor-specific antibodies blocked bacterial adherence, as did...
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