"Our findings underscore the importance of cell death in defense against intracellular bacterial pathogens and provide an example of how layered and hierarchical immune pathways can provide robust defense against pathogens that have evolved a broad arsenal of virulence factors."
#Shigella #HostPathogen #CellDeath #Apoptosis #InnateImmunity #Pathogen #Microbiology #Immunology
@cyrilpedia And the flip side to this shows how many layers of host defences need to be overcome by pathogens that succeed in surviving in the intracellular environment. Looking at you.... #TB #tuberculosis! 😉
@cyrilpedia @gpollara @eLife @ImmunityCP A spoonful of cyanide makes the bacteria go down....
@hasmis @gpollara @eLife @ImmunityCP
In a most delightful way