Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin: A Powerful Tool with Capacity to Cause Imbalance in the Host Inflammatory Response

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans has been described as a member of the indigenous oral microbiota of humans, and is involved in the pathology of periodontitis and various non-oral infections. This bacterium selectively kills human leukocytes through expression of leukotoxin, a large pore-formin...

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Main Author: Anders Johansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/3/242/