TY - CHAP AU - Eierhoff, Thorsten AU - Stechmann, Bahne AU - Römer, Winfried AB - Humans have been exposed to a plethora of pathogens (bacteria, viruses) ever since. Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide. For example, in 2011, 1.34 million people died of tuberculosis, which is caused by an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Even more died of an infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; 1.78 million) or lower respiratory tract infection (3.46 million) [1]. In addition, recurring pandemic outbreaks of the influenza A virus, as in 2009, or an epidemic outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) in Germany in 2011, show quite plainly that pathogens in the 21th century still are a severe health problem, not only in developing countries. DO - 10.5772/45946 ID - OAPEN ID: 612599 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1030816860 KW - toxin KW - pathogen KW - toxin KW - pathogen KW - Actin KW - Bacteria KW - Cell membrane KW - Endocytosis KW - Glycosphingolipid KW - Influenza A virus KW - Shiga toxin L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/ed91ee28-4328-4767-9756-56ed8c51be65/612599.pdf LA - English LK - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32340 PB - InTechOpen PY - 2012 TI - Chapter 10 Pathogen and Toxin Entry - How Pathogens and Toxins Induce and Harness Endocytotic Mechanismsnull ER -