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Microbiology Bacteriology 027b0916

Which of the following is known as Panton-Valentine toxin

A
Leucocidin of Staphylococcus aureus
B
Alpha toxin of Clostridium perferingens
C
DNAase of Staphylococcus pyogenes
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Panton-valentine leucocidin (called PVL) is a two-component toxin, like gamma lysin, being composed of the S and F components. Such bicomponent, membrane-active toxins have been grouped as synergohymenotropic toxins. Ref: Textbook of Ananthanarayan and paniker's; 10th Edition; Pg:204

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