| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Protease IV also degrades structural proteins, such as elastin, facilitating bacterial adherence and infection [12].Results of PCR analysis concerning the presence of genes encoding proteases, showed that all studied Ps. aeruginosa strains possess all the tested proteases (LasB elastase, alkaline protease and protease IV), that are correlated with type of infection (Figures 8???10).Three other sol
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