The role of bacterial size, shape and surface in macrophage engulfment of uropathogenic E. coli cells
E. Peterson, B. Söderström, N. Prins, G. H. B. Le, L. E. Hartley-Tassell, C. Evenhuis, R. Birkholm Gronnemose, T. E. Andersen, J. Moller-Jensen, G. Iosifidis, I. G. Duggin, B. Saunders, A. L. Bottomley, E. J. Harry
This study investigates how bacterial size, shape, surface, and environment affect macrophage engulfment of UPEC filaments, finding that multiple factors contribute to evasion.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology