SEC is an anti-angiogenic virulence factor that promotes Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis Independent of Superantigen Activity
K. J. Kinney, S. S. Tang, X.-J. Wu, P. M. Tran, N. Bharadwaj, K. N. Gibson-Corley, A. N. Forsythe, K. Kulhankova, J. Gumperz, W. Salgado-Pabon
This study shows SEC promotes SAIE through anti-angiogenic effects, independent of its superantigen activity.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology