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. 1979 Jun;24(3):679–684. doi: 10.1128/iai.24.3.679-684.1979

Purification and characterization of different types of exfoliative toxin from Staphylococcus aureus.

A D Johnson, L Spero, J S Cades, B T de Cicco
PMCID: PMC414360  PMID: 468373

Abstract

Exfoliative toxin was isolated from strain DI of Staphylococcus aureus using carboxymethyl cellulose and hydroxylapatite chromatography. This purified toxin was compared with that produced by strain TA. The specific biological activity of the two toxins was the same, but they were serologically distinct. These strains have different loci (plasmid or chromosomal) for toxin production; differences were seen in molecular weight and amino acid composition. N-terminal amino acid sequences from the two strains showed significant homology using a single unit alignment shift.

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