The pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O (LLO), which facilitates escape from the phagosome of host cells, protects Listeria monocytogenes from reactive oxygen species (ROS), according to a recent study ...
Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) that disrupt the plasma membrane of mammalian cells are the most common bacterial virulence factors. More than 25% of all cytotoxic bacterial proteins are PFTs, and they are ...