Rickettsia rickettsii encodes a secretory lipase that facilitates intracytosolic colonization in host cells.
Mohammad Sadik, Imran Moin, Saif Ullah, Andrew C. Krusenstjerna, Mathilde Gonin, Erin D. Goley, Mohammad Sayeedur Rahman, Oliver H. Voss
This study identifies RLip, a conserved lipase in Rickettsia rickettsii, which facilitates intracytosolic colonization by enabling escape from phagolysosomal fusion.
PLoS ONE · Oct 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology