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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Steele SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6499538 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20190424
Previously, we found that phagocytic cells ingest bacteria directly from the cytosol of infected cells without killing the initially infected cell (Steele et al., 2016). Here, we explored the events immediately following bacterial transfer. <i>Francisella tularensis</i> bacteria acquired from infected cells were found within double-membrane vesicles partially composed from the donor cell plasma membrane. As with phagosomal escape, the <i>F. tularensis</i> Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) was requ ...[more]