Subterfuge and Sabotage: Evasion of Host Innate Defenses by Invasive Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogens
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Subterfuge and sabotage: evasion of host innate defenses by invasive gram-positive bacterial pathogens.
The development of a severe invasive bacterial infection in an otherwise healthy individual is one of the most striking and fascinating aspects of human medicine. A small cadre of gram-positive pathogens of the genera Streptococcus and Staphylococcus stand out for their unique invasive disease potential and sophisticated ability to counteract the multifaceted components of human innate defense....
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Microbiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0066-4227,1545-3251
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155711