Genes encoding the surface adhesins Sof and
SbfI are differentially expressed in response to
exposure to a sublethal concentration of manuka
honey
To determine whether the decreased binding to fibronectin
was the result of differential expression of two of the major
fibronectin-binding proteins (Sof and SfbI) of S. pyogenes
MGAS6180 in response to sublethal concentrations of
honey, end point RT-PCR was employed. The PCR products
were analysed by densitometry and quantified relative to the
New England Biolabs 1 kb quantitative molecular mass marker (thresholds for detection ¢0.15 nmol).