Calcium-Locked Handshake (IMAGE)

Auburn University Department of Physics

Calcium-Locked Handshake

Caption

Cartoon representation of Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to skin, where the bacterial adhesin binds to human cells in a calcium-dependent manner.

Credit

Department of Physics - Auburn University

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License

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