Discussion Proteases seem to be very important to bacteria for gathering nutrients , for interfering with biochemical elements like cytokines , and for destroying cell surface receptors on immune system cells , effectively disarming antimicrobial activity . The hypothesis presents the idea that the virulence of a specific strain of anthrax might be connected to its decreased ability to degrade extracellular proteins . In particular , LL-37 is found on the surface of neutrophils , responding to infection as well as trauma . What has been observed here...











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