The Role of Streptococcal Cell-Envelope Proteases in Bacterial Evasion of the Innate Immune System

• Main Authors: Sophie McKenna (Author), Kristin Krohn Huse (Author), Sean Giblin (Author), Max Pearson (Author), Mohammed Said Majid Al Shibar (Author), Shiranee Sriskandan (Author), Stephen Matthews (Author), James Edward Pease (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacteria possess the ability to evolve varied and ingenious strategies to outwit the host immune system, instigating an evolutionary arms race. Proteases are amongst the many weapons employed by bacteria, which specifically cleave and neutralize key signalling molecules required for a coordinated im...