Answer
The bacterial enzyme is a $Collagenase$; it destroys the connective tissue barrier of the host, allowing the bacterium to invade the tissues. Bacteria do not contain collagen.
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Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition
by Nelson, David L.; Cox, Michael M.
Published by
W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10:
1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-42923-414-6
Chapter 4 - The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins - Problems - Page 154: 11
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