Leukocidin


leukocidin leu·ko·ci·din (lōō’kə-sīd’n, lōō-kō’sĭ-dn)
n.
A substance, produced by certain species of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria, that can destroy or lyse white blood cells.

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