BRUCELLA'S VIRULENCE FACTOR

摘要

BRUCELLA'S VIRULENCE FACTORBrucella abortus is a model of an intracellular parasite,a category including other important bacteria,such as those of tuberculosis or legionelosis.Brucella penetrates the macrophages within membranous vesicles that are not fused with lysosomes(structures containing cellular products necessary to destroy bacteria)as occurs in other micro-organisms.On the contrary,they reach the endoplasmatic reticulum within the macrophage.