Mass. General research team identifies key step in process of Shigella infection

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases have discovered a key mechanism used by Shigella to delivery proteins into target host cells. Their findings may apply to additional bacterial species, including those responsible for typhoid fever, bubonic plague and many hospital-acquired pneumonias.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news