Pore-forming virulence factors of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> destabilize epithelial barriers-effects of alpha-toxin in the early phases of airway infection
<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (<em>S. aureus</em>) is a human commensal and an opportunistic pathogen that may affect the gastrointestinal tract, the heart, bones, skin or the respiratory tract. <em>S. aureus</em> is frequently involved in hospital- or community-...
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AIMS Press
2015-09-01
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Online Access: | http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/430/fulltext.html |