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Perfringolysin O: The Underrated Clostridium perfringens Toxin?
The anaerobic bacterium Clostridium perfringens expresses multiple toxins that promote disease development in both humans and animals. One such toxin is perfringolysin O (PFO, classically referred to as θ toxin), a pore-forming cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC). PFO is secreted as a water-solubl...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26008232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins7051702 |