Invertebrates molt, furry mammals shed, and human skin exfoliates. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Zingl et al. describe a virulence mechanism in which the bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholerae jettisons outer membrane proteins and lipids in vesicles as it enters the mammalian intestine.

中文翻译：

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霍乱弧菌脱去外衣，让自己在肠道内感到舒适。

无脊椎动物蜕皮，毛茸茸的哺乳动物脱落，人类皮肤脱落。在本期 Cell Host & Microbe 中，Zingl 等人。描述了一种毒力机制，其中细菌病原体霍乱弧菌在进入哺乳动物肠道时会丢弃囊泡中的外膜蛋白和脂质。