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Assembly of Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidin into a Pore-Forming Ring-Shaped Oligomer on Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and Rabbit Erythrocytes

Noriko SUGAWARALaboratory of Applied Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
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Toshio TOMITALaboratory of Applied Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
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Tsuruji SATODivision of Electron Microscopy, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
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Yoshiyuki KAMIOLaboratory of Applied Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Pages 884-891 | Received 30 Nov 1998, Accepted 06 Jan 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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