Fig. 5B: Salmonella Invading Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Step-2

Salmonella use a type 3 secretion system to inject intestinal epithelial cells with effector proteins that stimulate actin re-arrangement and cause the epithelial cell's cytoplasmic to "ruffle" up and engulf the bacteria.

Illustration of Salmonella Invading Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Step 2.jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated:October, 2018
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