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CCR5 is a receptor for Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED

Pore-forming toxins are critical virulence factors for many bacterial pathogens and are central to Staphylococcus aureus-mediated killing of host cells. S. aureus encodes pore-forming bi-component leukotoxins that are toxic toward neutrophils, but also specifically target other immune cells. Despite...

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Autores principales: III, Francis Alonzo, Kozhaya, Lina, Rawlings, Stephen A., Reyes-Robles, Tamara, DuMont, Ashley L., Myszka, David G., Landau, Nathaniel, Unutmaz, Derya, Torres, Victor J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23235831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11724