TY - JOUR
T1 - Roles of bacterial membrane vesicles
AU - Avila-Calderón, Eric Daniel
AU - Araiza-Villanueva, Minerva Georgina
AU - Cancino-Diaz, Juan Carlos
AU - López-Villegas, Edgar Oliver
AU - Sriranganathan, Nammalwar
AU - Boyle, Stephen M.
AU - Contreras-Rodríguez, Araceli
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are released from the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, Gram-positive bacteria also produce membrane-derived vesicles. As OMVs transport several bacterial components, especially from the cell envelope, their interaction with the host cell, with other bacteria or as immunogens, have been studied intensely. Several functions have been ascribed to OMVs, especially those related to the transport of virulence factors, antigenic protein composition, and development as acellular vaccines. In this work, we review some of the recent findings about OMVs produced by specific pathogenic bacterial species.
AB - Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are released from the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, Gram-positive bacteria also produce membrane-derived vesicles. As OMVs transport several bacterial components, especially from the cell envelope, their interaction with the host cell, with other bacteria or as immunogens, have been studied intensely. Several functions have been ascribed to OMVs, especially those related to the transport of virulence factors, antigenic protein composition, and development as acellular vaccines. In this work, we review some of the recent findings about OMVs produced by specific pathogenic bacterial species.
KW - Bacteria
KW - Gram negative
KW - Gram positive
KW - Outer membrane vesicles
KW - Pathogens
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U2 - 10.1007/s00203-014-1042-7
DO - 10.1007/s00203-014-1042-7
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 25294190
SN - 0302-8933
VL - 197
JO - Archives of Microbiology
JF - Archives of Microbiology
IS - 1
ER -