Allelic variation in Salmonella: An underappreciated driver of adaptation and virulence

Salmonella enterica causes substantial morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. Infection and intestinal colonization by S. enterica requires virulence factors that mediate bacterial binding and invasion of enterocytes and innate immune cells. Some S. enterica colonization factors and their al...

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Main Authors: Min eYue, Dieter M Schifferli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00419/full