Staphylococcal protein Ecb impairs complement receptor-1 mediated recognition of opsonized bacteria

• Hanne Amdahl,

  Affiliations Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Research Programs Unit, Immunobiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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• Karita Haapasalo,

  Affiliations Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Research Programs Unit, Immunobiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9619-625X

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• Lydia Tan,

  Affiliation Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• Taru Meri,

  Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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• Pentti I. Kuusela,

  Affiliations Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland

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• Jos A. van Strijp,

  Affiliation Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• Suzan Rooijakkers ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Suzan Rooijakkers, T. Sakari Jokiranta

  * E-mail: S.H.M.Rooijakkers@umcutrecht.nl (SR); sakari.jokiranta@helsinki.fi (TSJ)

  Affiliation Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• T. Sakari Jokiranta

  Contributed equally to this work with: Suzan Rooijakkers, T. Sakari Jokiranta

  * E-mail: S.H.M.Rooijakkers@umcutrecht.nl (SR); sakari.jokiranta@helsinki.fi (TSJ)

  Affiliations Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Research Programs Unit, Immunobiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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