| 释义 |
aggressin
aggressin[ə′gre·sən] (biochemistry) A protein produced by a pathogenic microbe which inhibits the host's immune system. aggressin
ag·gres·sin (ă-gres'in), Obsolete term for a substance of microbial origin postulated to inhibit the resistance mechanisms of the host. [L. agressor, an assailant, fr. ad-gredio, pp. -gressus, to attack] aggressin (1) A nonspecific term for any product (antigen) secreted by pathogenic bacteria.
(2) Virulence factor. |