CAMP Factor is Not Essential for Systemic Virulence of Group B Streptococcus

The Gram-positive pathogen Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis in human newborns. GBS elaborates a pore-forming toxin known as CAMP factor that synergizes with Staphylococcus aureus β-toxin, generating a co-hemolytic reaction useful in iden...

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Main Authors: Hensler, Mary E., Quach, Darin, Hsieh, Chia-Jun, Doran, Kelly S., Nizet, Victor
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2247369/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17870297
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2007.08.005
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