Bacteriology

New research sheds light on bacterial firework display

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 3rd, 2002

Scientists at the Institute for Animal Health have revealed how a tropical bacterium is able invade cells, and ultimately trigger its escape using a homemade rocket. Their work is published in the journal Molecular Microbiology.

A group of scientists led by Drs. Ed Galyov and Mark Stevens has discovered that Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes a disease called melioidosis, uses a special set of 'effector' proteins to invade host cells. Their discovery has revealed surprising similarities with Salmonella, which use similar invasion tactics.

B. pseudomallei, along with Salmonella, Shigella, and...

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