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A superoxide-hypersusceptible Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium mutant is attenuated but regains virulence in p47(phox-/-) mice.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 2002
van Diepen Angela, van der Straaten Tahar, Holland Steven M, Janssen Riny, van Dissel Jaap T
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a gram-negative, facultative intracellular pathogen that predominantly invades mononuclear phagocytes and is able to establish persistent infections. One of the innate defense mechanisms of phagocytic cells is the production of reactive oxygen species, including superoxide. S. enterica serovar Typhimurium has evolved mechanisms to resist such radicals, and these...
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