Ancient bacteria–amoeba relationships and pathogenic animal bacteria

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Joan E. Strassmann ,

* E-mail: strassmann@wustl.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-8440

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Longfei Shu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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About the Authors

Joan E. Strassmann

* E-mail: strassmann@wustl.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Longfei Shu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Amoebas
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Secretion systems
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Acanthamoeba
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Dictyostelium discoideum
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Bacterial pathogens
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Intracellular pathogens
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Phagosomes
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Vacuoles
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