| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4558181 | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Potassium ion concentrations are crucial for the normal process of phagocytic killing of bacteria in hemocytes. ⺠Provision of the kdpDE two-component potassium sensor from the facultative intracellular pathogen Photorhabdus asymbiotica is sufficient to transform a harmless laboratory strain of E. coli into a lethal intracellular pathogen. ⺠Resistance to phagocytic killing can be mediated by the action of the Kdp high affinity potassium transporter alone.
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Authors
Isabella Vlisidou, Ioannis Eleftherianos, Steve Dorus, Guowei Yang, Richard H. ffrench-Constant, Stuart E. Reynolds, Nick R. Waterfield,