Bacterial complement escape.
Complement activation is a crucial step in our innate immune defense against invading bacteria. Complement proteins can quickly recognize invading bacteria and subsequently label them for phagocytosis or kill them by direct lysis. In order to survive in the human host, bacterial pathogens have evolv...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2009
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