Bacterial vesicle formation as a mechanism of protein transfer to animals.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Gram-negative bacterial vesicle formation is a mechanism for specific secretion and transfer of a protein toxin to animals. This discovery should stimulate work on the mechanism of protein sorting into vesicles and the role of vesicles in bacterial pathogenesis.
Medical subject headings
- Gram-Negative Bacteria
- Transport Vesicles