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Motility is required to initiate host cell invasion by Yersinia enterocolitica.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 2000
Young G M, Badger J L, Miller V L
Abstract excerpt
Invasin-mediated invasion of host cells by the pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica was shown to be affected by flagellar-dependent motility. Motility appears to be required to ensure the bacterium migrates to and contacts the host cell. Nonmotile strains of Y. enterocolitica were less invasive than motile strains, but the reduction in invasion could be overcome by artificially bringing the bacteria into host cell...
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