mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 06/19/05 - 08:25 PM  
 
   
 
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Does anyone know of any bacteria that are associated with elastase?
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| cric1 Forum Senior
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| | 06/19/05 - 08:51 PM  
 
   
 
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'An important virulence factor of the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is elastase' Found the above. Does it make sense?
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| tanisha Forum Senior
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| | 06/19/05 - 09:44 PM  
 
   
 
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces elastase which destroys elastin which is a protein that is a component of lung tissue
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