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I M Barr

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Chemotaxigenesis by encapsulated Staphylococcus aureus M.

Although encapsulated Staphylococcus aureus M is not opsonized by normal human serum, as a chemotaxigen this organism behaved similarly to an unencapsulated variant strain. For optimal chemotaxigenesis, an intact classical complement pathway was required, and C5a appeared to be the major chemotaxin.

Chemotactic Factors↗