Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

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Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis

Groisman, Eduardo A.; Mouslim, Chakib

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Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 13(5):p 519-522, October 2000.

Abstract

The success of a pathogen depends on its capacity to enter a host, circumvent host defense barriers and establish infection. The Gram-negative bacterium Salmonella enterica has evolved different strategies to subvert normal host cellular functions, which allow it to enter into and proliferate within host cells.

© 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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