Contribution of Staphylococcus aureus Coagulases and Clumping Factor A to Abscess Formation in a Rabbit Model of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

Natalia Malachowa; Scott D. Kobayashi; Adeline R. Porter; Kevin R. Braughton; Dana P. Scott; Donald J. Gardner; Dominique M. Missiakas; Olaf Schneewind; Frank R. DeLeo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158293

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Contribution of Staphylococcus aureus Coagulases and Clumping Factor A to Abscess Formation in a Rabbit Model of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

Natalia Malachowa,

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Scott D. Kobayashi,

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Adeline R. Porter,

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Kevin R. Braughton,

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Dana P. Scott,

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Donald J. Gardner,

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Dominique M. Missiakas,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Olaf Schneewind,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Frank R. DeLeo

* E-mail: fdeleo@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Contribution of Staphylococcus aureus Coagulases and Clumping Factor A to Abscess Formation in a Rabbit Model of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

Natalia Malachowa,
Scott D. Kobayashi,
Adeline R. Porter,
Kevin R. Braughton,
Dana P. Scott,
Donald J. Gardner,
Dominique M. Missiakas,
Olaf Schneewind,
Frank R. DeLeo

Published: June 23, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158293

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