2009-08-06Zeitschriftenartikel
Transcription of the phage-encoded Panton–Valentine leukocidin of Staphylococcus aureus is dependent on the phage life-cycle and on the host background
Wirtz, Christiane; Witte, Wolfgang; Wolz, Christiane; Goerke, Christiane
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a pore-forming, bi-component toxin secreted by Staphylococcus aureus strains epidemiologically associated with diseases such as necrotizing pneumonia and skin and soft-tissue infections. ...