Actin Recruitment to the Chlamydia Inclusion Is Spatiotemporally Regulated by a Mechanism That Requires Host and Bacterial Factors

Elizabeth Chin; Kelly Kirker; Meghan Zuck; Garth James; Kevin Hybiske

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046949

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Actin Recruitment to the Chlamydia Inclusion Is Spatiotemporally Regulated by a Mechanism That Requires Host and Bacterial Factors

Elizabeth Chin,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Kelly Kirker,

Affiliation Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Meghan Zuck,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Garth James,

Affiliation Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Kevin Hybiske

* E-mail: khybiske@berkeley.edu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Actin Recruitment to the Chlamydia Inclusion Is Spatiotemporally Regulated by a Mechanism That Requires Host and Bacterial Factors

Elizabeth Chin,
Kelly Kirker,
Meghan Zuck,
Garth James,
Kevin Hybiske

Published: October 11, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046949

About the Authors

Elizabeth Chin

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, California, United States of America

Kelly Kirker

Affiliation Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

Meghan Zuck

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, California, United States of America

Garth James

Affiliation Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

Kevin Hybiske

* E-mail: khybiske@berkeley.edu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KK GJ KH. Performed the experiments: EC KK KH. Analyzed the data: EC KK GJ KH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GJ KK. Wrote the paper: KH.

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