Through an analysis of the bacteria's effect on zebrafish, the team observed immune cells called macrophages being redeployed ... easier to see what's happening inside them. While the end result ...

Listeria gets its host to build it an actin tail Some intracellular bacteria use the host cell’s actin supplies to build their own transport system. The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes ...

3) Inside macrophages, Mycobacterium tuberculosis dodges intracellular degradation by secreting virulence factors. Two effectors, EsxH and EsxG, inhibit the function of the ESCRT machinery, impairing ...

Macrophages reside in tissues and respond to infection by producing inflammatory mediators and engulfing bacteria. Monocytes are recruited to inflamed tissues and can produce inflammatory ...