Chapter 10 Pathogen and Toxin Entry - How Pathogens and Toxins Induce and Harness Endocytotic Mechanisms

Humans have been exposed to a plethora of pathogens (bacteria, viruses) ever since. Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide. For example, in 2011, 1.34 million people died of tuberculosis, which is caused by an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Even more died of...

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Main Authors:	Eierhoff, Thorsten, Stechmann, Bahne, Römer, Winfried
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	InTechOpen 2021
Subjects:	toxin pathogen Actin Bacteria Cell membrane Endocytosis Glycosphingolipid Influenza A virus Shiga toxin
Online Access:	612599
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