CLUMPING FACTOR (STAPHYLOCOCCAL)
\klˈʌmpɪŋ fˈaktə stˈafɪlˌɒkɒkə͡l], \klˈʌmpɪŋ fˈaktə stˈafɪlˌɒkɒkəl], \k_l_ˈʌ_m_p_ɪ_ŋ f_ˈa_k_t_ə__ s_t_ˈa_f_ɪ_l_ˌɒ_k_ɒ_k_əl]\
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Any bacterial component or product which causes coagulation in plasma containing an anticoagulant such as citrate, heparin or oxalate. Coagulases are produced by certain staphylococci and by 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. (Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)
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