Arcanolysin is a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin of the human pathogen <it>Arcanobacterium haemolyticum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Arcanobacterium haemolyticum </it>is an emerging human pathogen that causes pharyngitis, wound infections, and a variety of occasional invasive diseases. Since its initial discovery in 1946, this Gram positive organis...

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Main Authors: Ratner Adam J, Billington Stephen J, Lucas Erynn A, Jost B Helen, McGee David J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/239