The Role and Mechanism of Erythrocyte Invasion by Francisella tularensis

The Role and Mechanism of Erythrocyte Invasion by Francisella tularensis

Francisella tularensis is an extremely virulent bacterium that can be transmitted naturally by blood sucking arthropods. During mammalian infection, F. tularensis infects numerous types of host cells, including erythrocytes. As erythrocytes do not undergo phagocytosis or endocytosis, it remains unkn...

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Main Authors: Deanna M. Schmitt, Rebecca Barnes, Taylor Rogerson, Ashley Haught, Leanne K. Mazzella, Matthew Ford, Tricia Gilson, James W.-M. Birch, Anders Sjöstedt, Douglas S. Reed, Jonathan M. Franks, Donna B. Stolz, James Denvir, Jun Fan, Swanthana Rekulapally, Donald A. Primerano, Joseph Horzempa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
erythrocyte invasion
tularemia
type VI secretion system
tick borne disease
spectrin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00173/full

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