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Toxins. Slackers Facts by Mike Ori. Disclaimer. The information represents my understanding only so errors and omissions are probably rampant. It has not been vetted or reviewed by faculty. The source is our class notes.
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Toxins Slackers Facts by Mike Ori
Disclaimer The information represents my understanding only so errors and omissions are probably rampant. It has not been vetted or reviewed by faculty. The source is our class notes. The document can mostly be used forward and backward. I tried to mark questionable stuff with (?). If you want it to look pretty, steal some crayons and go to town. Finally… If you’re a gunner, buck up and do your own work.
Alpha toxin Exfolatin Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigens (PTSAgs) Enterotoxin Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin (TSST)
Exfoliation at epidermal stratum spinosum and stratum granulosum
Activates T cells via MHC-II interaction with APC regardless of TCR fit
Staph Enterotoxins (PTSags)
Surface antigen Fixes serum factor H which inactivates complement
Streptolysin O Streptococcal PryogenicExotoxin (Spe)
A-B toxin that ADP-ribosylates ribosome EF-2 to halt protein synthesis.