title: Anthrax toxin delivers a one-two punch.
abstract: Although anthrax toxin was identified as a major Bacillus anthracis virulence factor over 50 years ago, defining the physiologically relevant targets has been challenging. Liu et al. demonstrate that intoxication of myeloid-derived cells contributes to establishing infection but is not required for mortality resulting from high toxin concentrations associated with end-stage disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. kbradley@microbio.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: LeVine