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Membrane-Binding Mechanism of Clostridium perfringens Alpha-Toxin
Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin is a key mediator of gas gangrene, which is a life-threatening infection that manifests as fever, pain, edema, myonecrosis, and gas production. Alpha-toxin possesses phospholipase C and sphingomyelinase activities. The toxin is composed of an N-terminal domain (1–...
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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/PMC4690130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26633512 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins7124880 |