Zinc Metalloprotease ProA from <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> Inhibits the Pro-Inflammatory Host Response by Degradation of Bacterial Flagellin
The environmental bacterium <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> is an intracellular pathogen of various protozoan hosts and able to cause Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia in humans. By encoding a wide selection of virulence factors, the infectious agent possesses several strategies to...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/5/624 |