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    Staphylococcus Aureus Can Produce a Toxin That Dissolves the Desmosomes
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Staphylococcus Aureus Can Produce a Toxin That Dissolves the Desmosomes

Question 55

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Staphylococcus aureus can produce a toxin that dissolves the desmosomes that hold the adjoining cytoplasmic membranes of cells together and causes the patient's skin cells to separate.

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