Zinc treatment is efficient against Escherichia coli α-haemolysin-induced intestinal leakage in mice
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DOI: 10.1038/srep45649
Abstract: Zinc homoeostasis exerts protective effects in inflammatory intestinal diseases and zinc supplementation has been successfully used for treating infectious diarrhoea. This study aimed at a characterisation of zinc effects on focal leak induction by α-haemolysin… read more here.
Keywords: zinc; escherichia coli; haemolysin; mice ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus argenteus in Myanmar: identification of novel genotypes/clusters in staphylocoagulase, protein A, alpha‐haemolysin and other virulence factors
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000869
Abstract: Purpose. Staphylococcus argenteus is a novel emerging species of coagulase‐positive staphylococcus that is genetically closely related to Staphylococcus aureus. To elucidate the molecular differences in the virulence factors (staphylocoagulase, protein A, alpha‐haemolysin, enterotoxin‐like toxin and… read more here.
Keywords: staphylococcus; haemolysin; virulence factors; staphylocoagulase protein ... See more keywords
Evidence for Complex Formation of the Bacillus cereus Haemolysin BL Components in Solution
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins9090288
Abstract: Haemolysin BL is an important virulence factor regarding the diarrheal type of food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus. However, the pathogenic importance of this three-component enterotoxin is difficult to access, as nearly all natural B.… read more here.
Keywords: cereus; hbl; bacillus cereus; haemolysin ... See more keywords