Pathogenic bacteria use a variety of mechanisms to combat the host immune response. New data indicate that Shigella spp. make a preemptive strike against the deployment of host antibacterial peptides (pages 180–185).
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Lehrer, R. Shigellae control the Gates of LL. Nat Med 7, 158–159 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/84594
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