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=1735545187&Signature=K76HP4952Hh4TyCaoRWGjPaXg7igtEyZkoRzkQXvBfe7NeFQkmopYL9cXqVjrOb7AXDNLdqctLFMoFvWj6DILlxzAJ2xQKbDTrje5bOZ2xh3LAk6RVMtAEZ3J25oDFCEIyctdMWU5xAP3jxjZqgflUypN8tKB8YoWUQpc6evylzcXRMKLBB5myhs4U8LGKQKP2mHmiQcTUJ7QE9GtYvDowwN7SPupL9rTEZWuUlERsJhI9A7GQiZpQG3hFlvqclFs~TiNCq1jrHj2fp2HnUV23uRfHFkcl0mL104viEaj0rn1Af~zrJe2vvlrKs2jacTszIZj-4Nz-v~nKj5kDRioQ__&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.
