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Transcription of theSalmonellaInvasion Gene Activator,hilA, Requires HilD Activation in the Absence of Negative Regulators
2 Jan 2003
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium causes human gastroenteritis and a systemic typhoid-like infection in mice. Infection is initiated by entry of the bacteria into intestinal epithelial cells and is mediated by a type III secretion system that is encoded by genes in Salmonella pathogenicity island 1. The expression of invasion genes is tightly regulated by environmental conditions such as oxygen and...
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