A single amino acid substitution in Fibronectin Binding protein A (FnBPA) governs Staphylococcus aureus virulence via host transglutaminase-mediated fibrin crosslinking

• Chiara Motta,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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• Mary Turley,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Microbes, Infections and Microbiomes, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Giulia Barbieri,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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• Agata Famà,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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• Francesco Coppolino,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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• Elisa Bellan Menegussi,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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• Joan A. Geoghegan,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Microbes, Infections and Microbiomes, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Concetta Beninati,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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• Angelica Pellegrini ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: angelica.pellegrini@unipv.it (AP); giampiero.pietrocola@unipv.it (GP)

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3339-3952

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• Giampiero Pietrocola

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: angelica.pellegrini@unipv.it (AP); giampiero.pietrocola@unipv.it (GP)

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Research Department, Fondazione IRCSS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

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