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Streptococci have coat proteins that are similar to human collagen. These proteins help bacteria to cause diseases in humans and animals, because they help to attach to host tissue and escape immune defenses.
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This page is a summary of: Collagen‐like proteins of pathogenic streptococci, Molecular Microbiology, January 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13604.
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