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Gangliosides Block Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin (LtxA)-Mediated Hemolysis

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an oral pathogen and etiologic agent of localized aggressive periodontitis. The bacterium is also a cardiovascular pathogen causing infective endocarditis. A. actinomycetemcomitans produces leukotoxin (LtxA), an important virulence factor that targets white b...

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Autores principales: Forman, Michael S., Nishikubo, Jason B., Han, Rebecca K., Le, Amy, Balashova, Nataliya V., Kachlany, Scott C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22069577
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins2122824