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Group B streptococcal beta-hemolysin expression is associated with injury of lung epithelial cells.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 1996
Nizet V, Gibson R L, Chi E Y, Framson P E, Hulse M, Rubens C E
Abstract excerpt
Group B streptococci (GBS) are the leading cause of serious bacterial infection in newborns. Early-onset disease is heralded by pneumonia and lung injury, and the lung may serve as a portal of entry for GBS into the bloodstream. To examine a potential role for GBS beta-hemolysin in lung epithelial injury, five wild-type strains varying in beta-hemolysin expression were chosen, along with five nonhemolytic (NH)...
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