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PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 3(7) July 2007

Uropathogenic E. coli

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (blue) expressing type 1 pili invade bladder epithelial cells by engaging α3β1 integrin receptors (green) and F-actin (red). Similar interactions may facilitate the uptake of other type 1–piliated bacterial pathogens in diverse niches throughout the host (see Eto et al, e100).

Image Credit: Micrograph by Danelle Eto. Processed using a craquelure filter with Adobe Photoshop software.

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Uropathogenic E. coli

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (blue) expressing type 1 pili invade bladder epithelial cells by engaging α3β1 integrin receptors (green) and F-actin (red). Similar interactions may facilitate the uptake of other type 1–piliated bacterial pathogens in diverse niches throughout the host (see Eto et al, e100).

Image Credit: Micrograph by Danelle Eto. Processed using a craquelure filter with Adobe Photoshop software.

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v03.i07.g001