Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium exploits inflammation to compete with the intestinal microbiota.

Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium exploits inflammation to compete with the intestinal microbiota.

Most mucosal surfaces of the mammalian body are colonized by microbial communities ("microbiota"). A high density of commensal microbiota inhabits the intestine and shields from infection ("colonization resistance"). The virulence strategies allowing enteropathogenic bacteria to...

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Main Authors: Bärbel Stecher, Riccardo Robbiani, Alan W Walker, Astrid M Westendorf, Manja Barthel, Marcus Kremer, Samuel Chaffron, Andrew J Macpherson, Jan Buer, Julian Parkhill, Gordon Dougan, Christian von Mering, Wolf-Dietrich Hardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050244

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