- A
leukocidin is a type of
cytotoxin created by some
types of
bacteria (Staphylococcus). It is a type of pore-forming toxin. The
model for pore formation...
- Panton–Valentine
leukocidin (PVL) is a cytotoxin—one of the β-pore-forming toxins. The
presence of PVL is ****ociated with
increased virulence of certain...
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Leukocidin/Hemolysin
toxin Staphylococcus aureus alpha toxin from S.
aureus (PDB: 7AHL).
Identifiers Symbol Leukocidin Pfam PF07968 Pfam clan CL0636...
- plus six
additional serotypes (1, 3, 5, 6A, 7F & 19A). Panton–Valentine
leukocidin (PVL)
producing S.
aureus strains are
oftentimes responsible for life-threatening...
- host phages, such as the
prophage Φ-PVL that
produces Panton-Valentine
leukocidin (PVL), to
increase virulence. The
bicomponent toxin PVL is ****ociated...
- immunosuppression,
inhibition of the host's
immune response (this
includes leukocidin-mediated cell death)
entry into and exit out of
cells (if the pathogen...
- (MW2 strain, ST1 lineage) and USA300,
often contain Panton-Valentine
leukocidin (PVL)
genes and, more frequently, have been ****ociated with skin and soft...
-
Vandenesch F,
Etienne J (November 1999). "Involvement of Panton-Valentine
leukocidin-producing
Staphylococcus aureus in
primary skin
infections and pneumonia"...
- The
bacteria resist the
immune response by
releasing toxins called leukocidins. As the
neutrophils die off from
toxins and old age, they are destro****...
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Streptolysin Leukocidin Panton–Valentine
leukocidin Staphylococcus Staphylococcus aureus alpha/beta/delta
Exfoliatin Toxic shock syndrome toxin Staphylococcal...
