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Lack of flagella disadvantages Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis during the early stages of infection in the rat.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2003
Robertson Jeanette M C, McKenzie Norma H, Duncan Michelle, Allen-Vercoe Emma, Woodward Martin J, Flint Harry J, Grant George
Abstract excerpt
The roles of flagella and five fimbriae (SEF14, SEF17, SEF21, pef, lpf) in the early stages (up to 3 days) of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) infection have been investigated in the rat. Wild-type strains LA5 and S1400 (fim+/fla+) and insertionally inactivated mutants unable to express the five fimbriae (fim-/fla+), flagella (fim+/fla-) or fimbriae and flagella (fim-/fla-) were used. All...
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