How Salmonella became a pathogen

被引:239
作者
Groisman, EA [1 ]
Ochman, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER,DEPT BIOL,ROCHESTER,NY 14627
关键词
BACTERIAL VIRULENCE DETERMINANTS; TYPHIMURIUM INVASION GENES; EPITHELIAL-CELLS; YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA; SHIGELLA-FLEXNERI; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; MOUSE-VIRULENCE; PEYERS-PATCHES; BALB/C MICE; HOST-CELLS;
D O I
10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01099-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In many pathogens, virulence can be conferred by a single region of the genome. In contrast, the facultative intracellular lifestyle of Salmonella demands a large number of genes distributed around the chromosome. The evolution of Salmonella has been marked by the acquisition of several 'pathogenicity islands', each contributing to the unique virulence properties of this microorganism.
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