The obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi differentiates into a developmentally distinct extracellular state

The obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi differentiates into a developmentally distinct extracellular state

Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot) the causing agent of scrub typhus exits infected cells using a unique mechanism that involves budding off the surface of infected cells. Here, Atwal et al. report that Ots that have budded from their host cells are in a distinct developmental stage than intracellular bact...

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Main Authors: Sharanjeet Atwal, Jantana Wongsantichon, Suparat Giengkam, Kittirat Saharat, Yanin Jaiyen Pittayasathornthun, Suthida Chuenklin, Loo Chien Wang, Taerin Chung, Hyun Huh, Sang-Hyuk Lee, Radoslaw M. Sobota, Jeanne Salje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31176-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31176-9

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