<i>Edwardsiella piscicida</i> Interferes with Classical Endocytic Trafficking and Replicates in a Specialized Replication-Permissive Niche in Nonphagocytic Cells
Lingzhi Zhang, Jiatiao Jiang, Jin Zhang, Xiaohong Liu, Dahai Yang, Yuanxing Zhang, Qin Liu
Abstract
E. piscicida is a facultative intracellular bacterium associated with septicemia and fatal infections in many animals, including fish and humans. However, little is known about its intracellular life, which is important for successful invasion of the host.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyEndosomeIntracellularIntracellular parasiteCell biologyMicrobiologySecretionInternalizationEffectorCellGeneticsBiochemistryAquaculture disease management and microbiotaLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology