The Molecular Complex between Staphylococcal Adhesin SpsD and Fibronectin Sustains Mechanical Forces in the Nanonewton Range
ABSTRACT The bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is involved in canine otitis externa and pyoderma as well as in surgical wound and urinary tract infections. Invasion of canine epithelial cells is promoted by S. pseudintermedius fibronectin (Fn)-binding proteins SpsD and SpsL through...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-08-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00371-20 |