Streptococcus suis subtilisin-like serine proteases SspA-1 and SspA-2 interplay with complement C3a and C5a to facilitate bacterial immune evasion and infection

S Deng, J Liao, H Li, J Xu, J Fan, J Xia, J Wang, L Lei… - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Streptococcus suis (S. suis), a significant zoonotic bacterial pathogen impacting
swine and human, is associated with severe systemic diseases such as streptococcal toxic …

Galleria mellonella Invertebrate Model Mirrors the Pathogenic Potential of Mycoplasma alligatoris within the Natural Host

AM Burne, LJ Richey, TR Schoeb… - Transboundary and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most mycoplasmal infections result in chronic, clinically silent disease. In direct contrast,
Mycoplasma alligatoris elicits a fulminant, multisystem disease in the natural host, Alligator …

ANTI-VIRULENCE AS A NEW ANTIBIOTIC CLASS: SEARCHING FOR NOVEL VIRULENCE FACTORS IN B. ANTHRACIS THROUGH H2O2 SCREENING

A Plylar - 2024 - repository.tcu.edu
B. anthracis is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterial pathogen and the causative agent of
the deadly disease, anthrax. This pathogen produces a lethal infection due to the potency of …