Clostridium perfringens Delta-Toxin Induces Rapid Cell Necrosis.

Clostridium perfringens delta-toxin is a β-pore-forming toxin and a putative pathogenic agent of C. perfringens types B and C. However, the mechanism of cytotoxicity of delta-toxin remains unclear. Here, we investigated the mechanisms of cell death induced by delta-toxin in five cell lines (A549, A4...

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Main Authors: Soshi Seike, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Keiko Kobayashi, Masaya Takehara, Masahiro Nagahama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4726729?pdf=render