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Secreted subtilisin Sub3 from <i>Microsporum canis</i> is required for adherence to but not for invasion of the epidermis
28 Nov 2009
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BACKGROUND: Microsporum canis is a pathogenic dermatophyte that causes a superficial cutaneous mycosis, mainly in cats and humans. Proteolytic enzymes, including subtilisins, have been postulated to be key factors involved in adherence and invasion of the stratum corneum and keratinized epidermal structures. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the importance of Sub3 as a M. canis virulence factor using a SUB3 RNA-silenced...
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