Loss of the virulence plasmid by Shigella sonnei promotes its interactions with CD207 and CD209 receptors.

Conclusion. This work demonstrated that S. sonnei rough strains - by losing the virulence plasmid - invaded APCs through interactions with CD209 and CD207 receptors.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 16, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wu BC, Olivia NA, Tembo JM, He YX, Zhang YM, Xue Y, Ye CL, Lv Y, Li WJ, Jiang LY, Huo XX, Sun ZY, Chen ZJ, Qin JC, Li AY, Park CG, Klena JD, Ding HH, Chen T Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research