Complement Evasion: An Effective Strategy That Parasites Utilize to Survive in the Host

Parasitic infections induce host immune responses that eliminate the invading parasites. However, parasites have evolved to develop many strategies to evade host immune attacks and survive in a hostile environment. The complement system acts as the first line of immune defense to eliminate the invad...

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Main Authors: Shuai Shao, Ximeng Sun, Yi Chen, Bin Zhan, Xinping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00532/full