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The Major Extracellular Protease of the Nosocomial Pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
1 Mar 2002
Abstract excerpt
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is increasingly emerging as a multiresistant pathogen in the hospital environment. In immunosuppressed patients, these bacteria may cause severe infections associated with tissue lesions such as pulmonary hemorrhage. This suggests proteolysis as a possible pathogenic mechanism in these infections. This study describes a protease with broad specificity secreted by S. maltophilia. The...
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