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The Cytolethal Distending Toxin Contributes to Microbial Virulence and Disease Pathogenesis by Acting As a Tri-Perditious Toxin

This review summarizes the current status and recent advances in our understanding of the role that the cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt) plays as a virulence factor in promoting disease by toxin-producing pathogens. A major focus of this review is on the relationship between structure and function...

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Autores principales: Scuron, Monika D., Boesze-Battaglia, Kathleen, Dlakić, Mensur, Shenker, Bruce J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5136569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27995094
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00168