The Vi capsular polysaccharide enables Salmonella enterica serovar typhi to evade microbe-guided neutrophil chemotaxis.

The Vi capsular polysaccharide enables Salmonella enterica serovar typhi to evade microbe-guided neutrophil chemotaxis.

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) causes typhoid fever, a disseminated infection, while the closely related pathogen S. enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is associated with a localized gastroenteritis in humans. Here we investigated whether both pathogens differ in the chemota...

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Main Authors: Tamding Wangdi, Cheng-Yuk Lee, Alanna M Spees, Chenzhou Yu, Dawn D Kingsbury, Sebastian E Winter, Christine J Hastey, R Paul Wilson, Volkmar Heinrich, Andreas J Bäumler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4125291?pdf=render

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