Biology and Evolution of Intracellular Parasitism

Abstract

This project will investigate the development of intracellular parasitism in environmental amoebae. The outcomes of this work will help to understand the mechanisms by which bacteria have evolved to survive inside cells and in some cases cause disease.

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Post-modern pathogens: Surprising activities of translocated effectors from E. coli and Legionella

JS Pearson, Y Zhang, HJ Newton, EL Hartland

2015-02-01

Many bacterial pathogens have the ability to manipulate cellular processes and interfere with host cell function through the trans..