Why does Shigella only cause superficial ulcers and not invade blood vessels?

Why does Shigella only cause superficial ulcers and not invade blood vessels?



Answer: Once Shigella enters M cells in the intestine, it uses actin tails to travel among cells without entering the extracellular matrix and remains contained only within the epithelial intestinal cells.


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