Ementa
Estudo da relação parasita-hospedeiro nas infecções bacterianas, com enfoque nos mecanismos de virulência bacteriana e consequente resposta imune do hospedeiro. Diferentes fatores de virulência, em modelos de infecções bacterianas, que contribuem para o escape ou ativação do sistema imune com consequente desenvolvimento de doença.
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