title: Alpha toxin
text: # Alpha toxin
  
  Alpha toxin or alpha-toxin refers to several different protein toxins produced by bacteria, including:
  
  * Staphylococcus aureus alpha toxin, a membrane-disrupting toxin that creates pores causing hemolysis and tissue damage
  * Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin, a membrane-disrupting toxin with phospholipase C activity, which is directly responsible for gas gangrene and myonecrosis
  * Pseudomonas aeruginosa alpha toxin
  