The type III needle and the damage done.
Many Gram-negative pathogens translocate virulence proteins directly into host cells using a type III secretion system. This complex secretion machinery is composed of approximately 25 different proteins that assemble to span both bacterial membranes, and contact the host cell to form a direct chann...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2005
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