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Enterococcus faecalis Inhibits Superantigen Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1-Induced Interleukin-8 from Human Vaginal Epithelial Cells through Tetramic Acids

The vaginal mucosa can be colonized by many bacteria including commensal organisms and potential pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus. Some strains of S. aureus produce the superantigen toxic shock syndrome toxin-1, which can penetrate the vaginal epithelium to cause toxic shock syndrome. We hav...

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Autores principales: Brosnahan, Amanda J., Merriman, Joseph A., Salgado-Pabón, Wilmara, Ford, Bradley, Schlievert, Patrick M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23613823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061255