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. 1970 Sep;2(3):342–344. doi: 10.1128/iai.2.3.342-344.1970

Ability of Staphylococcus aureus Cells to Bind Normal Human Immunoglobulin G

R Virgilio A 1, C González P 1, Nubia Munoz S 1, Silvia Mendoza G 1
PMCID: PMC416012  PMID: 16557842

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus cells suspended in a human immunoglobulin G (IgG) solution adsorbed nearly 90% of the IgG; electron micrographs showed the cells enclosed in a thick, dense envelope of IgG.

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