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DNA adenine methylase mutants of Salmonella typhimurium show defects in protein secretion, cell invasion, and M cell cytotoxicity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Sept 1999
García-Del Portillo F, Pucciarelli M G, Casadesús J
Abstract excerpt
Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium lacking DNA adenine methylase are attenuated for virulence in BALB/c mice. LD(50) values of a DNA adenine methylation (Dam)(-) mutant are at least 10(3)- to 10(4)-fold higher than those of the parental strain when administrated by oral or intraperitoneal routes. Dam(-) mutants are unable to proliferate in target organs but persist in low numbers in these locations. Efficient...
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