Bacterial Martyrdom: Phagocytes Disabled by Type VI Secretion after Engulfing Bacteria

Karla J.F. Satchell*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To colonize during disease and prevent consumption by environmental unicellular eukaryotes, bacteria often disrupt phagocytosis. In this issue, Ma et al. (2009) show that Vibrio cholerae delivers the actin-crosslinking T6SS effector VgrG-1 following phagocytosis. The effector then causes irreversible cytoskeleton destruction, leading to bystander protection of the extracellular bacterial population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)213-214
Number of pages2
JournalCell Host and Microbe
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 19 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Microbiology
  • Virology

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