Trends in Microbiology
Volume 3, Issue 10, October 1995, Pages 405-407
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Are bacterial proteinases pathogenic factors?

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Abstract

Evidence is rapidly accumulating that suggests that the growth and proliferation of pathogenic bacteria depend on proteolytic enzymes of the invading organism and of the host. Proteinase inhibitors targeting bacterial proteinases may be useful antimicrobial agents.

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