Mechanism for <i>Vibrio Cholerae</i> Protection inside Protozoa (VIDEO)

University of Technology Sydney

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Vibrio cholerae can be expelled into the environment after being ingested by protozoa -- these bacteria are then primed for colonization and infection in humans, could help explain why cholera is so persistent in aquatic environments. The disease-causing bacteria are protected in the protozoan gut and ejected into the environment in membrane-bound expelled food vacuoles (EFVs).

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University of technology Sydney/Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering

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