Actin-based motility of bacterial pathogens: Mechanistic diversity and its impact on virulence

Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Choe, Julie E ^a   Welch, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin based motility; Bacterial pathogen; Burkholderia; Cytoskeleton; Listeria; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006362858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2049632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftw099     Document Type: Review

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