Adelle and Josh Preview Paper by Andrade et al.
- Joshua J Woodward
- Jul 16, 2016
- 1 min read
Type I IFN production is an important host defense mechanism against Gram-positive Streptococci. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Andrade et al. (2016) report that Group B Streptococcus limits type I IFN by expressing a surface phosphodiesterase that degrades extracellular bacterial cyclic dinucleotides, thereby promoting virulence.
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