Nitric oxide and Salmonella pathogenesis

Nitric oxide (NO) and its congeners contribute to the innate immune response to Salmonella. This enteric pathogen is exposed to reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in the environment and at different anatomical locations during its infectious cycle in vertebrate hosts. Chemical generation of RNS enhan...

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Main Authors: Calvin A. Henard, Andres eVazquez-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00084/full