Formate Promotes Shigella Intercellular Spread and Virulence Gene Expression

Shigella is an intracellular pathogen that invades the human host cell cytosol and exploits intracellular nutrients for growth, enabling the bacterium to create its own metabolic niche. For Shigella to effectively invade and replicate within the host cytoplasm, it must sense and adapt to changing en...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J. Koestler, Carolyn R. Fisher, Shelley M. Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-09-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01777-18

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