Staphylococcus aureus host cell invasion and post-invasion events

Bhanu Sinha; Martin Fraunholz

doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.08.019

Staphylococcus aureus host cell invasion and post-invasion events

Int J Med Microbiol. 2010 Feb;300(2-3):170-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.08.019. Epub 2009 Sep 24.

Authors

Bhanu Sinha¹, Martin Fraunholz

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, Bldg. E1, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany. bsinha@hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de

PMID: 19781990
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.08.019

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is now recognized as a facultative intracellular pathogen. The aim of this review is to discuss novel data regarding the invasion mechanism and post-invasion events with a focus on the fate of the infected phagosome in non-professional phagocytes and the role of S. aureus alpha-toxin.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Toxins / metabolism
Cell Death
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Phagocytes / immunology
Phagocytes / metabolism
Phagocytes / microbiology*
Phagosomes / immunology
Phagosomes / metabolism
Phagosomes / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / immunology
Staphylococcal Infections / metabolism
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
Staphylococcus aureus / physiology*
Virulence

Substances

Bacterial Toxins