The Plasmin-Sensitive Protein Pls in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Is a Glycoprotein

• Isabelle Bleiziffer ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Isabelle Bleiziffer, Julian Eikmeier

  Affiliations Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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• Julian Eikmeier ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Isabelle Bleiziffer, Julian Eikmeier

  Affiliations Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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• Gottfried Pohlentz,

  Affiliation Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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• Kathryn McAulay,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3817-9857

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• Guoqing Xia,

  Affiliation Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Muzaffar Hussain,

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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• Andreas Peschel,

  Affiliations Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3209-8626

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• Simon Foster,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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• Georg Peters,

  Affiliations Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Cluster of Excellence EXC 1003, Cells in Motion, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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• Christine Heilmann

  * E-mail: heilmac@uni-muenster.de

  Affiliations Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4420-4948

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