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In this chapter, the microbe hunter will learn about the first-line of host defense against invading pathogenic bacteria – the innate immune system. These host counter-measures include physical barriers present in important locations of the human body exposed to the outside world. They also include chemical defenses that slow or kill the bacterial invader as well as an assortment of different innate immune cells that directly engage bacteria in mortal combat. The structure and organization of the innate immune response to the invading microbe is discussed so as to inform the reader of the molecular processes that shape the outcome of these encounters.
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Maresso, A.W. (2019). Innate Immunological Defenses Against Bacterial Attack. In: Bacterial Virulence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20464-8_4
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