The gamma-hemolysin locus of Staphylococcus aureus comprises three linked genes, two of which are identical to the genes for the F and S components of leukocidin

J. Cooney; Z. Kienle; T. J. Foster; P. W. O'Toole

The gamma-hemolysin locus of Staphylococcus aureus comprises three linked genes, two of which are identical to the genes for the F and S components of leukocidin

J. Cooney, Z. Kienle, T. J. Foster, P. W. O'Toole

University of Victoria BC

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Abstract

The Staphylococcus aureus gamma-hemolysin comprises two polypeptides, whereas the gamma-hemolysin locus (hlg) contains three open reading frames. The hlgA and hlgB genes encode the γ1 and γ2 components, respectively. The HlgB protein (γ2) has 27% residue identity with S. aureus alpha-toxin. Surprisingly, hlgB and hlgC are 98.5 and 99.1% identical to the lukF and lukS genes, respectively, encoding the F and S components of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	768-771
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection and Immunity
Volume	61
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1993
Externally published	Yes

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The gamma-hemolysin locus of Staphylococcus aureus comprises three linked genes, two of which are identical to the genes for the F and S components of leukocidin

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