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Functional transfer of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 to Salmonella bongori and Escherichia coli.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 2004
Hansen-Wester Imke, Chakravortty Dipshikha, Hensel Michael
Abstract excerpt
The type III secretion system (T3SS) encoded by the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI2) has a central role in systemic infections by Salmonella enterica and for the intracellular phenotype. Intracellular S. enterica uses the SPI2-encoded T3SS to translocate a set of effector proteins into the host cell, which modify host cell functions, enabling intracellular survival and replication of the bacteria. We...
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