RNase 7 contributes to the cutaneous defense against Enterococcus faecium.

<h4>Background</h4>Human skin is able to mount a fast response against invading microorganisms by the release of antimicrobial proteins such as the ribonuclease RNase 7. Because RNase 7 exhibits high activity against Enterococcus faecium the aim of this study was to further explore the r...

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Main Authors: Bente Köten, Maren Simanski, Regine Gläser, Rainer Podschun, Jens-Michael Schröder, Jürgen Harder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19641608/pdf/?tool=EBI