Age-dependent enterocyte invasion and microcolony formation by Salmonella.

The coordinated action of a variety of virulence factors allows Salmonella enterica to invade epithelial cells and penetrate the mucosal barrier. The influence of the age-dependent maturation of the mucosal barrier for microbial pathogenesis has not been investigated. Here, we analyzed Salmonella in...

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Main Authors: Kaiyi Zhang, Aline Dupont, Natalia Torow, Frederik Gohde, Sara Leschner, Stefan Lienenklaus, Siegfried Weiss, Melanie M Brinkmann, Mark Kühnel, Michael Hensel, Marcus Fulde, Mathias W Hornef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161480?pdf=render