We identified 1219 articles published in 2006 that described work performed using
commercial optical biosensor platforms. It is interesting to witness how the biosensor market …

Enzymatic cleavage of IgG antibodies is a common strategy used by pathogenic bacteria to
ablate immune effector function. The Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium secretes the …

Survival of the important bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes relies on its ability to
circumvent the antimicrobial actions of innate and specific immune responses and to …

Lactobacillus reuteri mucus-binding protein (MUB) is a cell-surface protein that is involved in
bacterial interaction with mucus and colonization of the digestive tract. The 353-kDa mature …

Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic bacterial swine pathogen causing substantial economic
and health burdens to the pork industry. Mechanisms used by S. suis to colonize and cause …

The complement system and neutrophils constitute the two main pillars of the host innate
immune defense against infection by bacterial pathogens. Here, we identify T-Mac, a novel …

Streptococcus equi ssp. equi causes strangles, a highly contagious and serious disease in
the upper respiratory tract of horses. Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus, another …

Streptococcus pyogenes employs an IgG specific endopeptidase, IdeS, to counteract the
effector functions of specific IgG. The physiological significant step in disarming specific IgG …

ABSTRACT The Mac/IdeS protein of group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a secreted cysteine
protease with cleavage specificity for IgG and is highly expressed in the GAS serotype M1T1 …

Background Glaesserella parasuis causes Glässer's disease, which is associated with
severe polyarthritis, fibrinous polyserositis and meningitis, and leads to significant economic …