Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Is Expressed Prior to Penetrating the Intestine.

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a facultative intracellular pathogen that causes disease in mice that resembles human typhoid. Typhoid pathogenesis consists of distinct phases in the intestine and a subsequent systemic phase in which bacteria replicate in macrophages of the liver and sple...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0010032