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leukotoxin

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leukotoxin /leu·ko·tox·in/ (loo´ko-tok″sin) a cytoxin destructive to leukocytes.
leu·ko·tox·in (lk-tksn)
n.
See leukocytotoxin.
leukotoxin
[lo̅o̅′kətok′sin]
Etymology: Gk, leukos + toxikon, poison
a substance that can inactivate or destroy leukocytes. leukotoxic, adj.
leukotoxin
a toxin that destroys leukocytes.


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Prevalence of genes encoding for members of the staphylococcal leukotoxin family among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
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These strains were sent to the French Reference Center for Staphylococci, where genetic sequences encoding accessory gene regulator (agr) subtypes, enterotoxins, exfoliative toxins, toxic-shock syndrome toxin-1, hemolysins, and LukE-LukD leukotoxin were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods.
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