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. 2008 Oct 27;77(1):539–548. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01034-08

FIG. 1.

FIG. 1.

NBT vegetation formation, demonstrating interactions between Asc10+ E. faecalis and host cells during formation of the septic vegetation in endocarditis. Platelets, fibrin, and other clotting proteins may comprise part of the vegetation, enabling blood-borne E. faecalis to bind to the growing clot.