Staphylococcus aureus capsular material promotes osteoclast formation.
Osteomyelitis, which is most frequently due to infection by Staphylococcus aureus, commonly causes bone destruction. S. aureus is known to secrete a number of surface-associated proteins that are potent stimulators of bone resorption. The precise cellular and humoral mechanisms that mediate this sti...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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