Role of sphingomyelinase in infectious diseases caused by Bacillus cereus.

Role of sphingomyelinase in infectious diseases caused by Bacillus cereus.

Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) is a pathogen in opportunistic infections. Here we show that Bacillus cereus sphingomyelinase (Bc-SMase) is a virulence factor for septicemia. Clinical isolates produced large amounts of Bc-SMase, grew in vivo, and caused death among mice, but ATCC strains isolated from s...

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Main Authors: Masataka Oda, Manabu Hashimoto, Masaya Takahashi, Yuka Ohmae, Soshi Seike, Ryoko Kato, Aoi Fujita, Hideaki Tsuge, Masahiro Nagahama, Sadayuki Ochi, Teppei Sasahara, Shunji Hayashi, Yoshikazu Hirai, Jun Sakurai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3368938?pdf=render

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