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Three proteins from Staphylococcus aureus were found to bind fibrinogen, 19,35 and 87 kD. The 87 kD protein has a coagulase activity although different from previously known staphylococcal coagulases. The fibrinogen binding proteins are essentially extracellular proteins but a cellbound form may be the main cause of bacterial clumping in presence of fibrinogen. Immunological crossreactivity was found between the 19 kD and 87 kD proteins.
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Bodén, M., Flock, JI. (1990). Fibrinogen-binding proteins from Staphylococcus aureus . In: Wadström, T., Eliasson, I., Holder, I., Ljungh, Å. (eds) Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Associated Infections. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3454-1_7
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