Loss of function of metabolic traits in typhoidal Salmonella without apparent genome degradation

ABSTRACTSalmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Paratyphi A are the cause of typhoid and paratyphoid fever in humans, which are systemic life-threatening illnesses. Both serovars are exclusively adapted to the human host, where they can cause life-long persistent infection. A distinct feature of these...

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Published in:mBio
Main Authors: Leopoldo F. M. Machado, Jorge E. Galán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-05-01
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00607-24