Figure 3.

Paradigmatic examples of bacterial exploiting strategies. Schematic drawings depicting the three major and most common exploiting strategies adopted by bacteria to: infect host cells, escape their immune response and neutralize the activation of apoptotic/cell death pathways, and ultimately allow a full a pathogen propagation. In particular, the physiological pathways that are targeted by Salmonella (A), enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli (B), and Legionella (C), respectively, are reported in the upper panels. Human proteins are showed in yellow squares, whereas bacterial proteins are showed in blue circles.