Mechanical Strength and Inhibition of the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Collagen-Binding Protein Cna

Mechanical Strength and Inhibition of the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Collagen-Binding Protein Cna

ABSTRACT The bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus expresses a variety of cell surface adhesion proteins that bind to host extracellular matrix proteins. Among these, the collagen (Cn)-binding protein Cna plays important roles in bacterium-host adherence and in immune evasion. While it is well es...

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Main Authors: Philippe Herman-Bausier, Claire Valotteau, Giampiero Pietrocola, Simonetta Rindi, David Alsteens, Timothy J. Foster, Pietro Speziale, Yves F. Dufrêne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-11-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01529-16

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