Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is now recognized as a facultative intracellular pathogen. The aim of this review is to discuss novel data regarding the invasion mechanism and post-invasion events with a focus on the fate of the infected phagosome in non-professional phagocytes and the role of S. aureus alpha-toxin. (C) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 170-175 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International journal of medical microbiology |
| Volume | 300 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb-2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Invasion
- Phagosomal escape
- Intracellular persistence
- Host cell death
- alpha-Toxin
- FIBRONECTIN-BINDING PROTEINS
- HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
- EPITHELIAL-CELLS
- ALPHA-TOXIN
- VIRULENCE FACTORS
- HUMAN KERATINOCYTES
- NASAL COLONIZATION
- HUMAN NEUTROPHILS
- TEICHOIC-ACIDS
- DEATH PATHWAY