Step-wise loss of bacterial flagellar torsion confers progressive phagocytic evasion.

Phagocytosis of bacteria by innate immune cells is a primary method of bacterial clearance during infection. However, the mechanisms by which the host cell recognizes bacteria and consequentially initiates phagocytosis are largely unclear. Previous studies of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa hav...

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Main Authors: Rustin R Lovewell, Ryan M Collins, Julie L Acker, George A O'Toole, Matthew J Wargo, Brent Berwin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8a192a39ecd949738ffc5f22fb95e419
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