Table 1. Summary of the effects Staphylococcus aureus has on osteoblasts.
S. aureus strain | Proliferation | Alkaline Phosphatase | Collagen type I | Osteopontin | Osteocalcin |
No bacteria (control) | + | + | + | + | + |
Newman wildtype | – | – | – | – | – |
Newman SpA- | + | + | – | + | – |
Newman pCU1spa+ | – | – | – | – | – |