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Cytotoxic effects of a leukocidin from Fusobacterium necrophorum on bovine hepatic cells

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Cytotoxic effects of a leukocidin from Fusobacterium necrophorum were demonstrated on bovine hepatic cells. The cytotoxic response was dose-dependent and could be inhibited by homologous antiserum. Scanning electron microscopy revealed damaged hepatic cell surface. These findings indicated a pathogenic role of the leukocidin in F. necrophorum infections.

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Ishii, T., Kanoe, M., Inoue, T. et al. Cytotoxic effects of a leukocidin from Fusobacterium necrophorum on bovine hepatic cells. Med Microbiol Immunol 177, 27–32 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190308

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