mBio (Jun 2021)

Increased Production of Outer Membrane Vesicles by Salmonella Interferes with Complement-Mediated Innate Immune Attack

  • Ruchika Dehinwal,
  • Danielle Cooley,
  • Alexey V. Rakov,
  • Akhil S. Alugupalli,
  • Joey Harmon,
  • Olivier Cunrath,
  • Prashanth Vallabhajosyula,
  • Dirk Bumann,
  • Dieter M. Schifferli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00869-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3

Abstract

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Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) mediate critical bacterium-bacterium and host-microbial interactions that influence pathogenesis through multiple mechanisms, including the elicitation of inflammatory responses, delivery of virulence factors, and enhancement of biofilm formation. As such, there is a growing interest in understanding the underlying mechanisms of OMV production.