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M16-Type Metallopeptidases Are Involved in Virulence for Invasiveness and Diffusion of Leptospira interrogans and Transmission of Leptospirosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 17 Aug 2020
Ge Yu-Mei, Sun Ai-Hua, Ojcius David M, Li Shi-Jun, Hu Wei-Lin, Lin Xu'ai, Yan Jie
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BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a global zoonotic infectious disease caused by Leptospira interrogans. The pathogen rapidly invades into hosts and diffuses from bloodstream into internal organs and excretes from urine to cause transmission of leptospirosis. However, the mechanism of leptospiral invasiveness remains poorly understood. METHODS: Proteolytic activity of M16-type metallopeptidases (Lep-MP1/2/3) of L....
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