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. 2012 Jan 12;8(1):e1002434. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002434

Figure 10. Proposed model for the differential actions of Coa and vWbp.

Figure 10

S. aureus Newman forms two concentric barriers in the presence of fibrinogen in the growth medium: the outer MAM and the inner pseudocapsule; both contain fibrin. The MAM is dependent on vWbp and inhibits neutrophil immigration into the vicinity of the microcolony. The pseudocapsule is partially dependent on Coa and acts as a second barrier preventing neutrophil invasion of the microcolony.