Coagulase |
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| Clumping Factor (Staphylococcal); Staphylococcus aureus clone pSCa2 of Coagulase; Staphylococcus aureus strain 213 of Coagulase; Staphylococcus aureus strain 8325-4 of Coagulase; Clumping Factor, Staphylococcal; Factor, Staphylococcal Clumping | |
| Enzymes that cause coagulation in plasma by forming a complex with human PROTHROMBIN. Coagulases are produced by certain STAPHYLOCOCCUS and YERSINIA PESTIS. Staphylococci produce two types of coagulase: Staphylocoagulase, a free coagulase that produces true clotting of plasma, and Staphylococcal clumping factor, a bound coagulase in the cell wall that induces clumping of cells in the presence of fibrinogen. | |