Figure 6. Fibronectin is important for GBS entrapment in fibrin clots.

(A and B) GBS WT COH1 (10⁷ CFU) was incubated in 100 μL of normal or fibronectin-deficient human plasma. (A) GBS CFU that were entrapped within the clot were enumerated. Data are shown as percentage of initial inoculum. n = 6. **P < 0.01, unpaired t test. Data are represented as mean ± SEM. (B) Representative scanning electron micrograph showing GBS entrapped in normal plasma or fibronectin-deficient plasma. Scale bar: 2 μm.