Figure 1From: Plasminogen activation by staphylokinase enhances local spreading of S. aureus in skin infections Bacterial staphylokinase production. Staphylokinase (SAK) production of different S. aureus strains after overnight culture, as assessed by ELISA. SAK secretion of the bioluminescent strain S. aureus Xen36 is comparable to relevant clinical S. aureus strains from bacteremia with cutaneous origin and from skin infection. SAK production of reference lab strains, including a SAK-negative (LS-1 EP) and a SAK-overproducing (LS-1 spasak) S. aureus strain are included as controls.Back to article page