title: Type IV secretion machinery promotes ton-independent intracellular survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae within cervical epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University,Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA.
authors.forename: Tracey A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Zola
authors.forename: Heather R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Strange
authors.forename: Nadia M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dillard
authors.forename: Cynthia N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Cornelissen
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D044404:Genomic Islands; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D050296:Microbial Viability; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D007501:Iron