In the arms race of host–microbe co-evolution, successful microbial pathogens have evolved
ingenious ways to evade host immune responses. In this Review, we focus on'crosstalk …

Diseases of the respiratory tract are among the leading causes of death in the world
population. Increasing evidence points to a key role of the innate immune system with its …

Helicobacter pylori specifically colonizes the human gastric epithelium and is the major
causative agent for ulcer disease and gastric cancer development. Here, we identify …

Moraxella catarrhalis is an important human respiratory pathogen and a major causative
agent of otitis media and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Toll‐like receptors …

Microbes have evolved over millennia to become adapted and specialized to the
environments that they occupy. These environments may include water or soil, extreme …

Life-threatening bacterial infections in women after childbirth, known as puerperal sepsis,
resulted in classical epidemics and remain a global health problem. While outbreaks of …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Secretion of outer membrane vesicles (OMV) is an intriguing phenomenon of Gram-negative
bacteria and has been suggested to play a role as virulence factors. The respiratory …

Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are globally important pathogens, which
in part owe their success to their ability to successfully evade human immune responses …

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) comprise a group
of immunoglobulin-related vertebrate glycoproteins. Several family members, including …