Ezrin has also been suggested to play a role in microbial infection of epithelial cells, including GC [44,53], Neisseria meningitis [54,55], Chlamydia trachomatis [56], Group A Streptococcus [57], Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli [58], and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [59]. This evidence concerns the gene EZR and gonorrhea.