Host Antimicrobial Peptides in Bacterial Homeostasis and Pathogenesis of Disease

• Auteurs principaux: Derek R. Heimlich (Auteur), Alistair Harrison (Auteur), Kevin M. Mason (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: MDPI AG, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Innate immune responses function as a first line of host defense against the development of bacterial infection, and in some cases to preserve the sterility of privileged sites in the human host. Bacteria that enter these sites must counter host responses for colonization. From the host's persp...