Bacteria responsible for common infections may protect themselves by stealing immune molecules
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 04:01
in Health & Medicine
Bacteria responsible for middle ear infections, pink eye and sinusitis protect themselves from further immune attack by transporting molecules meant to destroy them away from their inner membrane target, according to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital. The study, published in the November issue of PLoS Pathogens, is the first to describe a transporter system that bacteria use to ensure their survival.