Identification of factors contributing to T-cell toxicity of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Abstract

We examined the ability of 206 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus to lyse T cells and found differences between Agr groups. We found that the beta and delta hemolysins are involved and that methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains are less toxic than methicillin-susceptible S. aureus strains. Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.