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Channel-Forming Leucotoxins from Staphylococcus Aureus cause Severe Inflammatory Reactions in a Rabbit Eye Model
1 Jun 1997
Abstract excerpt
Panton-Valentine leucocidin arises from the combination of one S component (LukS-PV) with one F component (LukF-PV), whereas gamma-haemolysin comprises two S components (HlgA and HlgC) with one F component HlgB. The intravitreal injection of rabbit eye with the six combinations (S + F) of channel-forming leucotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 49775 induced acute inflammatory reactions depending on...
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