A Shared Strategy for Virulence

Abstract excerpt

A versatile bacterial weapon that can deliver harmful proteins directly into host cells has recently turned up in a wide range of pathogens. Called the type III secretion system, this biochemical launch pad can sidestep host defenses, and it helps cause diseases ranging from bubonic plague to tree blight.

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