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. 1972 Oct;6(4):583–586. doi: 10.1128/iai.6.4.583-586.1972

Role of Protein A in the Serum-Soft Agar Technique

Urban Forsum 1, Arne Forsgren 1, Eva Hjelm 1
PMCID: PMC422578  PMID: 4117800

Abstract

Formation of compact colonies of Staphylococcus aureus in serum-soft agar is mainly a result of a reaction between protein A and the Fc-part of immunoglobulin G and not a clumping factor-fibrinogen reaction.

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