Salmonella utilize multiple modes of infection: New mechanism that helps with invading host cells discovered
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have discovered a new, hitherto unknown mechanism of Salmonella invasion into gut cells: In this entry mode, the bacteria exploit the muscle power of cells to be pulled into the host cell cytoplasm. Thus, the strategies Salmonella use to infect cells are more complex than previously thought.