Claudiu T Supuran et al.
Medicinal research reviews, 22(4), 329-372 (2002-07-12)
Serine-, cysteine-, and metalloproteases are widely spread in many pathogenic bacteria, where they play critical functions related to colonization and evasion of host immune defenses, acquisition of nutrients for growth and proliferation, facilitation of dissemination, or tissue damage during infection.