Evolution of Salmonella enterica virulence via point mutations in the fimbrial adhesin.

Evolution of Salmonella enterica virulence via point mutations in the fimbrial adhesin.

Whereas the majority of pathogenic Salmonella serovars are capable of infecting many different animal species, typically producing a self-limited gastroenteritis, serovars with narrow host-specificity exhibit increased virulence and their infections frequently result in fatal systemic diseases. In o...

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Main Authors: Dagmara I Kisiela, Sujay Chattopadhyay, Stephen J Libby, Joyce E Karlinsey, Ferric C Fang, Veronika Tchesnokova, Jeremy J Kramer, Viktoriya Beskhlebnaya, Mansour Samadpour, Krzysztof Grzymajlo, Maciej Ugorski, Emily W Lankau, Roderick I Mackie, Steven Clegg, Evgeni V Sokurenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3369946?pdf=render

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