Conserved mechanisms of Mycobacterium marinum pathogenesis within the environmental amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 78(6): 2049-52, 2012 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22247144
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium marinum is a waterborne mycobacterial pathogen. Due to their common niche, protozoa likely represent natural hosts for M. marinum. We demonstrate that the ESX-1 secretion system is required for M. marinum pathogenesis and that M. marinum utilizes actin-based motility in amoebae. Therefore, at least two virulence pathways used by M. marinum in macrophages are conserved during M. marinum infection of amoebae.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mycobacterium marinum
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Acanthamoeba castellanii
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Microbiologia Ambiental
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Environ Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos