A Novel Biomimetic Nanosponge Protects the Retina from the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecalis</named-content> Cytolysin

A Novel Biomimetic Nanosponge Protects the Retina from the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecalis</named-content> Cytolysin

ABSTRACT Intraocular infections are a potentially blinding complication of common ocular surgeries and traumatic eye injuries. Bacterial toxins synthesized in the eye can damage intraocular tissue, often resulting in poor visual outcomes. Enteroccocus faecalis causes blinding infections and is respo...

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Main Authors: Austin L. LaGrow, Phillip S. Coburn, Frederick C. Miller, Craig Land, Salai Madhumathi Parkunan, Brian T. Luk, Weiwei Gao, Liangfang Zhang, Michelle C. Callegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Enterococcus
cytolysin
cytotoxins
endophthalmitis
eye infection
nanoparticle
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00335-17

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