Phenol-Soluble Modulin Toxins of Staphylococcus haemolyticus

Phenol-Soluble Modulin Toxins of Staphylococcus haemolyticus

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are important nosocomial pathogens and the leading cause of sepsis. The second most frequently implicated species, after Staphylococcus epidermidis, is Staphylococcus haemolyticus. However, we have a significant lack of knowledge about what causes virulence of...

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Main Authors: Fei Da, Hwang-Soo Joo, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, Amer E. Villaruz, Holger Rohde, Xiaoxing Luo, Michael Otto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus haemolyticus
coagulase-negative staphylococci
phenol-soluble modulin
toxin
hemolysin
leukocidin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00206/full

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