Breaking the stereotype: Virulence factor-mediated protection of host cells in bacterial pathogenesis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Shames, Stephanie R ^a   Finlay, B Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CITROBACTER RODENTIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOST CELL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLAGUE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78149318057     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001057     Document Type: Article

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