(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A research project to identify all the surface proteins of USA300 — the most common community-associated strain of the methicillin-resistant form of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus — has resulted in the identification and isolation of a plentiful new toxin that laboratory studies indicate is a potent killer of human immune cells. Scientists at the NIAID say the toxin could be a key factor in the severity of MRSA infections in otherwise healthy people.

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