Study shows how Staph toxin disarms the immune system
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which the deadly Staphylococcus aureus bacteria attack and kill off immune cells. Their findings explain a critical survival tactic of a pathogen that causes more skin and heart infections than any other microbe, and kills more than 100,000 Americans every year.