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Comparative Study
. 2001 Apr 3;11(7):R264-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00134-8.

Bacterial pathogenesis: the answer to virulence is in the pore

A Gauthier  1 , B B Finlay
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Comparative Study

Bacterial pathogenesis: the answer to virulence is in the pore

A Gauthier et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

A wide variety of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens use a 'type III' protein secretion system to deliver bacterial virulence factors into host cells. Recent results suggest that Gram-positive pathogens may employ similar methods to deliver virulence factors into host cells.

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