The Trw type IV secretion system of Bartonella mediates host-specific adhesion to erythrocytes.

Bacterial pathogens typically infect only a limited range of hosts; however, the genetic mechanisms governing host-specificity are poorly understood. The alpha-proteobacterial genus Bartonella comprises 21 species that cause host-specific intraerythrocytic bacteremia as hallmark of infection in thei...

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Main Authors: Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, Danielle Le Rhun, Hong Kuan Deng, Francis Biville, Sandra Cescau, Antoine Danchin, Geneviève Marignac, Evelyne Lenaour, Henri Jean Boulouis, Maria Mavris, Lionel Arnaud, Huanming Yang, Jing Wang, Maxime Quebatte, Philipp Engel, Henri Saenz, Christoph Dehio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20548954/?tool=EBI