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Staphylococcus aureus in vitro secretion of alpha toxin (hla) correlates with the affiliation to clonal complexes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Monecke Stefan, Müller Elke, Büchler Joseph, Stieber Bettina, Ehricht Ralf
Abstract excerpt
The alpha toxin of Staphylococcus aureus is a pore forming toxin that penetrates host cell membranes causing osmotic swelling, rupture, lysis and subsequently cell death. Haemolysin alpha is toxic to a wide range of different mammalian cells; i.e., neurotoxic, dermonecrotic, haemolytic, and it ca...
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