Alpha-toxin, also known as alpha-hemolysin (Hla), is the major cytotoxic agent released by bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and the first identified member...
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Alpha toxin or alpha-toxin refers to several different protein toxins produced by bacteria, including: Staphylococcus aureus alpha toxin, a membrane-disrupting...
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Alpha-toxin may refer to: Staphylococcus aureus alpha toxin, a toxin Clostridium novyi alpha-toxin, a toxin Lecithinase C, an enzyme This disambiguation...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA...
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Staphylococcus aureus beta toxin is a toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It is a form of sphingomyelinase called sphingomyelinase C. This enzyme...
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Staphylococcus aureus delta toxin is a toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It has a wide spectrum of cytolytic activity. It is among other toxins...
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Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium, a member of the Bacillota, and is a usual member of the microbiota of the body...
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Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) is a superantigen with a size of 22 kDa produced by 5 to 25% of Staphylococcus aureus isolates. It causes toxic shock...
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Hemolysin (redirect from Leukocidin/Hemolysin toxin family)
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Toxic shock syndrome (redirect from Toxic Shock Syndome Toxin)
S. aureus) and TSLS (caused by S. pyogenes), disease progression stems from a superantigen toxin. The toxin in S. aureus infections is TSS Toxin-1, or...
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pathogenicity and virulence of Staphylococcus schleiferi. However, similarities with infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus suggest that the two species...
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(SEB), is an enterotoxin produced by the gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. It is a common cause of food poisoning, with severe diarrhea, nausea...
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Ricin (redirect from Ricin toxin)
polypeptide arranged into alpha-helices and beta-sheets. The three domains form a pronounced cleft that is the active site of RTA. Ricin toxin B chain (RTB) is...
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Enterotoxin (category Toxins by organ system affected)
cholerae (Cholera toxin) Staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcal enterotoxin B) Yersinia enterocolitica Shigella dysenteriae (Shiga toxin) Viruses in the...
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cause gangrene in calves with the presence of alpha toxin. Immune evasion proteins from Staphylococcus aureus have a significant conservation of protein...
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Α-Bungarotoxin (redirect from Alphabungarotoxin toxin)
specific amino acid substitutions at 187, 189, and 194, alpha-subunits, which makes the binding of the toxin non-existent. In humans, exposure to α-bungarotoxin...
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Panton–Valentine leukocidin (category Bacterial toxins)
et al. (2025-05-05). "The virulence toolkit of Staphylococcus aureus: a comprehensive review of toxin diversity, molecular mechanisms, and clinical implications"...
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cytolysin PDB: 3O44 in the pore form is also heptameric; however, Staphylococcus aureus gamma-hemolysin PDB: 3B07 reveals an octomeric pore, consequently...
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Tetanus toxin (TeNT) is an extremely potent neurotoxin produced by the vegetative cell of Clostridium tetani in anaerobic conditions, causing tetanus...
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Tecentriq mab humanized PD-L1 Y cancer Atidortoxumab mab human Staphylococcus aureus alpha toxin Atinumab mab human RTN4 Atoltivimab mab human Ebola virus...
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Α-Amanitin (redirect from Alpha-amantin)
α-Amanitin (alpha-Amanitin) is a cyclic peptide of eight amino acids. It is possibly the most deadly of all the amatoxins, toxins found in several species...
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Clostridium perfringens (section Alpha toxin)
United States, alongside norovirus, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Staphylococcus aureus. However, it can sometimes be ingested and cause no harm. Infections...
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Anthrax toxin is a three-protein exotoxin secreted by virulent strains of the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis—the causative agent of anthrax. The toxin was...
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Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Listeria monocytogenes. C. perfringens alpha toxin (lecithinase) causes myonecrosis...
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Virulence factor (section Toxins)
If ingested repeatedly, this toxin can cause serious liver damage. Examples of virulence factors for Staphylococcus aureus are hyaluronidase, protease...
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Diphtheria toxin is an exotoxin secreted mainly by Corynebacterium diphtheriae but also by Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis...
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the area of hemolysis formed by the β-hemolysin elaborated from Staphylococcus aureus. Although the test is usually used to identify group B streptococcus...
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Exotoxin (category Toxins)
best-characterized superantigens are those produced by the strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes that cause toxic shock syndrome. Superantigens...
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Phenol-soluble modulin (category Bacterial toxins)
Staphylococcus aureus encodes eight different PSMs, PSMα 1-4, PSMβ 1-2, PSMγ (Also known as δ-toxin in S. aureus), and PSM-mec. While Staphylococcus epidermidis...
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be used to treat acne, and some cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In combination with quinine, it can be used to treat malaria...
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