Staphylococcus epidermidis Antimicrobial δ-Toxin (Phenol-Soluble Modulin-γ) Cooperates with Host Antimicrobial Peptides to Kill Group A Streptococcus

• Anna L. Cogen,

  Affiliations Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Kenshi Yamasaki,

  Affiliation Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Jun Muto,

  Affiliation Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Katheryn M. Sanchez,

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Laura Crotty Alexander,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Jackelyn Tanios,

  Affiliation Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Yuping Lai,

  Affiliation Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Judy E. Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Victor Nizet,

  Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Richard L. Gallo

  * E-mail: rgallo@ucsd.edu

  Affiliations Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

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