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Scanning electron microscope image of the spirochete Leptospira interrogans serovar Manilae strain L495, illustrating the hook-shaped ends and helical cell morphology.
Two endoflagella are inserted at the poles of the bacterium, elongating in the periplasmic space. Their coordinated clockwise or counterclockwise rotation determines the hook- or spiral-shaped end of the bacterium, allowing or not the translational motility.
These zoonotic bacteria are pathogenic and escape the immune response of their hosts. We demonstrate here that they escape NOD1 and NOD2 responses in humans and mice. Werts et al.
Image Credit: Frédéric Veyrier, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Bacterial Symbionts Evolution, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Citation: (2017) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 13(12) December 2017. PLoS Pathog 13(12): ev13.i12. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v13.i12
Published: December 29, 2017
Copyright: © 2017 Werts. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Two endoflagella are inserted at the poles of the bacterium, elongating in the periplasmic space. Their coordinated clockwise or counterclockwise rotation determines the hook- or spiral-shaped end of the bacterium, allowing or not the translational motility.
These zoonotic bacteria are pathogenic and escape the immune response of their hosts. We demonstrate here that they escape NOD1 and NOD2 responses in humans and mice. Werts et al.
Image Credit: Frédéric Veyrier, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Bacterial Symbionts Evolution, Laval, Quebec, Canada.