how C. pneumoniae cell infects a human cell (IMAGE)

Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf

how C. pneumoniae cell infects a human cell

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Schematic representation of how a C. pneumoniae cell infects a human cell. The bacterium injects the protein SemD (green) into the cell, which activates the cell protein N-WASP, which in turn initiates vesicle formation. (HHU/Fabienne Kocher)

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HHU/Fabienne Kocher

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