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Article

Publication Title

BIOspektrum

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

Reactive chlorine species (RCS) are highly bactericidal and produced in large amounts during host defense to kill invading pathogens. More recent studies have investigated how bacteria respond to and defend RCS, which appear to elicit more multifaceted responses compared to reactive oxygen species. A comprehensive understanding of bacterial RCS responses has clear potential to devise strategies that increase the sensitivity of bacterial pathogens to host defenses without harming commensals.

Funding Source

The work of the author and his research group was supported by research grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1R15AI164585-01 and 1R03AI174033-01A1. This article was published Open Access thanks to a transformative agreement between Milner Library and Springer Nature.

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First published in BIOspektrum (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-025-2525-6

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.1007/s12268-025-2525-6

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