Excision of an unstable pathogenicity island in Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is induced during infection of phagocytic cells.

The availability of the complete genome sequence of several Salmonella enterica serovars has revealed the presence of unstable genetic elements in these bacteria, such as pathogenicity islands and prophages. This is the case of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis), a bacterium th...

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Main Authors: Tania S Quiroz, Pamela A Nieto, Hugo E Tobar, Francisco J Salazar-Echegarai, Rodrigo J Lizana, Carolina P Quezada, Carlos A Santiviago, Daniela V Araya, Claudia A Riedel, Alexis M Kalergis, Susan M Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22039432/?tool=EBI