Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin directly targets mitochondria and induces Bax-independent apoptosis of human neutrophils.

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Published in J Clin Invest on November 01, 2005

Authors

Anne-Laure Genestier1, Marie-Cécile Michallet, Gilles Prévost, Gregory Bellot, Lara Chalabreysse, Simone Peyrol, Françoise Thivolet, Jerome Etienne, Gérard Lina, François M Vallette, François Vandenesch, Laurent Genestier

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1: Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, INSERM E0230, Lyon, France.

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