Listeriolysin O

Listeriolysin O
Listeriolysin O
Identifiers
Organism	Listeria monocytogenes serovar 1/2a (strain ATCC BAA-679 / EGD-e)
Symbol	hly
UniProt	P13128
Structures
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Structures	Swiss-model
Domains	InterPro

Listeriolysin O (LLO) is a hemolysin produced by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, the pathogen responsible for causing listeriosis. The toxin may be considered a virulence factor, since it is crucial for the virulence of L. monocytogenes.^[1]

^ Cossart P (1988). "The listeriolysin O gene: a chromosomal locus crucial for the virulence of Listeria monocytogenes". Infection. 16 Suppl 2: S157–9. doi:10.1007/BF01639740. PMID 2843472. S2CID 27405024.