Cell–pathogen interactions (viruses and bacteria)

Cell–pathogen interactions (viruses and bacteria)

This was a diverse session reflecting the many different mechanisms utilized by viral and bacterial pathogens to modulate and affect host cell biology. The talks and the lively question and answer sessions that followed ranged from discussing the impact of pathogens on generating the optimal cellular milieu for replication and assembly to understanding the host cell antipathogenic response. Sco...

Sex in Bacteria and Viruses

Endocytosis of viruses and bacteria.

Of the many pathogens that infect humans and animals, a large number use cells of the host organism as protected sites for replication. To reach the relevant intracellular compartments, they take advantage of the endocytosis machinery and exploit the network of endocytic organelles for penetration into the cytosol or as sites of replication. In this review, we discuss the endocytic entry proces...

How viruses infect bacteria?

Viruses are minuscule infectious particles composed of a protein coat and a nucleic acid core. They exist in a huge variety of forms and infect practically all living creatures: animals, plants, insects and bacteria. Insight into the infection process could facilitate new therapeutic strategies for viral and bacterial diseases as well as food preservation. An article by Aksyuk et al (2009) publ...

Interactions between Enteric Bacteria and Eukaryotic Viruses Impact the Outcome of Infection

Enteric viruses encounter a multitude of environments as they traverse the gastrointestinal tract. The interaction of enteric eukaryotic viruses with members of the host microbiota impacts the outcome of infection. Infection with several enteric viruses is impaired in the absence of the gut microbiota, specifically bacteria. The effects of bacteria on virus biology are diverse. Poliovirus capsi...