Pore-forming virulence factors of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> destabilize epithelial barriers-effects of alpha-toxin in the early phases of airway infection

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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Main Author: Jan-Peter Hildebrandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-09-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
Subjects:
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
virulence-associated factors
hemolysin A
alpha-toxin
host cells
epithelial cells
signal transduction
cell-cell adhesion
cell-matrix adhesion
cell defense
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