Pathogenic leptospires are the bacterial agents of leptospirosis, which is an emerging
zoonotic disease that affects animals and humans worldwide. The success of leptospires as …

Bacteria do not simply express a constitutive panel of proteins but they instead undergo
dynamic changes in their protein repertoire in response to changes in nutritional status and …

The complement system plays a central role in immune defense against Streptococcus
pneumoniae. In order to evade complement attack, pneumococci have evolved a number of …

Pathogens have developed particular strategies to infect and invade their hosts. Amongst
these strategies' figures the modulation of several components of the innate immune system …

Leptospirosis is a neglected infectious disease caused by spirochetes from the genus
Leptospira. Pathogenic microorganisms, notably those which reach the blood circulation …

Neglected tropical diseases, including zoonoses such as leptospirosis, have a major impact
on rural and poor urban communities, particularly in developing countries. This has led to …

The diverse mechanisms by which the plasmin (ogen) system is involved in human
physiology and pathology are constantly being delineated. For many years, the plasmin …

Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis in the world and a neglected tropical disease
estimated to cause severe infection in more than one million people worldwide every year …

Mycoplasma bovis is responsible for various inflammatory diseases in cattle. The prevention
and control of M. bovis are complicated by the absence of effective vaccines and the …

The virulence mechanisms required for infection and evasion of immunity by pathogenic
Leptospira species remain poorly understood. A number of L. interrogans surface proteins …