JOURNAL ARTICLE

Relative Roles of Listeriolysin O, InlA, and InlB in Listeria monocytogenes Uptake by Host Cells

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular pathogen that infects a wide variety of cells, causing the life-threatening disease listeriosis. L. monocytogenes virulence factors include two surface invasins, InlA and InlB, known to promote bacterial uptake by host cells, and the secreted pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O (LLO), which disrupts the phagosome to allow bacterial proliferation in the cytosol.

Keywords:
Listeriolysin O Listeria monocytogenes Microbiology Biology Virulence Phagosome Intracellular parasite Cytolysin Listeria Pathogen Intracellular Toxin Bacteria Cell biology Phagocytosis Gene Biochemistry

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