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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Vibrio cholerae
SUBMITTER: Janos Demeter
PROVIDER: E-SMDB-3832 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nielsen Alex Toftgaard AT Dolganov Nadia A NA Otto Glen G Miller Michael C MC Wu Cheng Yen CY Schoolnik Gary K GK
PLoS pathogens 20061001 10
Vibrio cholerae causes a severe diarrhoeal disease by secreting a toxin during colonization of the epithelium in the small intestine. Whereas the initial steps of the infectious process have been intensively studied, the last phases have received little attention. Confocal microscopy of V. cholerae O1-infected rabbit ileal loops captured a distinctive stage in the infectious process: 12 h post-inoculation, bacteria detach from the epithelial surface and move into the fluid-filled lumen. Designat ...[more]