Fig. 5.
![Fig. 5. Adhesion of S. aureus to vWF surfaces. / PMMA coverslips were preadsorbed with indicated concentrations of vWF, then incubated with [3H]-thymidine–labeled cells (4 × 106 CFU/mL) of either S. aureus 8325-4 (A), Cowan 1 (B), the respective Δspa mutants, or the pSPA7235-complemented Δspa mutant in PBS/HSA (60 minutes at 37°C). ▪, wild-type strains; ●, Δspa mutants; ♦, complemented mutant. Shown are mean values ± SD of 3 determinations performed in quintuplicate.](https://ash.silverchair-cdn.com/ash/content_public/journal/blood/96/6/10.1182_blood.v96.6.2149/5/h81800139005.jpeg?Expires=1724234717&Signature=28FWcUslUIQA8Az~xNP-9FiGsJOYaQHWZAeV0tO8Bl512C39PjE9f2sFaEL54AaaNBmue5Ri75gcsXolOUmBV13EWm2-LeSw5uD6Dhoxpk3EDavyr1w7J8p4wd67So1KUIMmVXN9VPT8tCFh7IH9zbLFRLGJRtjpb8I7iqYyy8pMVio13V2dNx8z-1ekj5D55xIklCxFFTjW8SlVyOY9P2ZSRqPMxpaRdn4Bk0qi9HXMLvYcd4HGG9FZwm0u1p3FQH~zPbGvLKPeUo4kbr2cv2D9a0aImGe-Fbizq9ledEXcHqsTslrPGDzAgLI4NiHDh~uGeyvvbDl4RGvyVObYlg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Adhesion of S. aureus to vWF surfaces.
PMMA coverslips were preadsorbed with indicated concentrations of vWF, then incubated with [3H]-thymidine–labeled cells (4 × 106 CFU/mL) of either S. aureus 8325-4 (A), Cowan 1 (B), the respective Δspa mutants, or the pSPA7235-complemented Δspa mutant in PBS/HSA (60 minutes at 37°C). ▪, wild-type strains; ●, Δspa mutants; ♦, complemented mutant. Shown are mean values ± SD of 3 determinations performed in quintuplicate.
