In what order does a Listeria infection occur? 1. Listeria b…
In what order does a Listeria infection occur? 1. Listeria bacterium produces ActA and harnesses host cell’s resources to create a microfilament “rocket” 2. Listeria bacterium binds to a receptor on the host cell surface 3. Listeria bacterium is ingested by the host organism 4. Listeria bacterium releases a protein that breaks apart the phagosome, allowing the bacterium to evade destruction 5. Listeria bacterium is not detected by the host cell as as a pathogen because it is surrounded by a membrane entirely made of up the host’s proteins and phospholipids 6. Listeria bacterium reproduces via binary fission