Host Defense and the Airway Epithelium: Frontline Responses That Protect against Bacterial Invasion and Pneumonia

<table>Disruption of airway defenses by <i>Francisella</i>, <i>Staphylococcus,</i> and <i>Yersinia</i>.  Summary of host pathogen interactions used by these bacteria to modulate innate immune responses and invade the airway.</table>

Journal of Pathogens

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Figure 1: Host Defense and the Airway Epithelium: Frontline Responses That Protect against Bacterial Invasion and Pneumonia 