Biopolymers and cell. 1999; 15 (4): 275 - 279

Protein A — the main pathogenic factor of Staphylococcus. Production and properties

L. S. Kholodna

These data present the conditions of synthesis, structure and the main physico-chemical properties of the staphylococcal surface somatic antigen — protein A, which is the main pathogenic factor that plays an important role in formation of immune response to the staphylococcal antigenic substances.