Non-lytic, actin-based exit of intracellular parasites from C. elegans intestinal cells.

The intestine is a common site for invasion by intracellular pathogens, but little is known about how pathogens restructure and exit intestinal cells in vivo. The natural microsporidian parasite N. parisii invades intestinal cells of the nematode C. elegans, progresses through its life cycle, and th...

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Main Authors: Kathleen A Estes, Suzannah C Szumowski, Emily R Troemel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3174248?pdf=render