Bacillus anthracis spore entry into epithelial cells is an actin-dependent process requiring c-Src and PI3K.

Dissemination of Bacillus anthracis from the respiratory mucosa is a critical step in the establishment of inhalational anthrax. Recent in vitro and in vivo studies indicated that this organism was able to penetrate the lung epithelium by directly entering into epithelial cells of the lung; however...

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Main Authors: Qiong Xue, Sarah A Jenkins, Chunfang Gu, Emanuel Smeds, Qing Liu, Ranga Vasan, Brooke H Russell, Yi Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2907395?pdf=render