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diarrhea
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CIL:38936
NCBI Organism Classification
Shigella
Biological Process
actin polymerization-dependent cell motility
Cellular Component
actin cytoskeleton
Confocal micrograph showing Shigella bacteria (pink) invading the intestinal lining. The bacteria infects the cells by high-jacking the cell's internal actin skeleton (green) to facilitate its entry i...
CIL:38906
NCBI Organism Classification
Escherichia coli
Biological Process
tight junction disassembly
Cellular Component
tight junction
This pair of confocal micrographs demonstrates how a disease-causing strain of E. coli bacteria brings about diarrhoea by breaking down the waterproof barriers between the cells. The bacteria are seen...