Listeriolysin S Is a Streptolysin S-Like Virulence Factor That Targets Exclusively Prokaryotic Cells In Vivo
Streptolysin S (SLS)-like virulence factors from clinically relevant Gram-positive pathogens have been proposed to behave as potent cytotoxins, playing key roles in tissue infection. Listeriolysin S (LLS) is an SLS-like hemolysin/bacteriocin present among Listeria monocytogenes strains responsible f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-04-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/2/e00259-17 |