Campylobacter jejuni survives within epithelial cells by avoiding delivery to lysosomes.

Campylobacter jejuni is one of the major causes of infectious diarrhea world-wide, although relatively little is know about its mechanisms of pathogenicity. This bacterium can gain entry into intestinal epithelial cells, which is thought to be important for its ability to persistently infect and cau...

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Main Authors: Robert O Watson, Jorge E Galán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2323279?pdf=render