Bacillus anthracis factors for phagosomal escape

Toxins

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 536-553

  Tonello, Fiorella ^a   Zornetta, Irene ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Anthrolysin; Bacillus anthracis; Capsule; Catalase; Germination; Phagocytes; Phospholipase C; Spore; Superoxide dismutase; Toxins

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; CATALASE; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANTHRAX; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; ENZYME RELEASE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOSOMES; PHOSPHOLIPASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 84864343335     PISSN: 20726651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins4070536     Document Type: Review

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