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Flagella-mediated bacterial motility accelerates but is not required for Salmonella serotype Enteritidis invasion of differentiated Caco-2 cells.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Oct 2004
van Asten Fons J A M, Hendriks Henno G C J M, Koninkx Jos F J G, van Dijk Jaap E
Abstract excerpt
The relative contributions of the flagellum and the flagella-associated bacterial motility in the invasion of Caco-2 cells by Salmonella serotype Enteritidis were investigated using an fliC mutant defective in flagellin production and a motA mutant that carries flagella but is non-motile. Infection assays demonstrated that, at 1 h of infection, both the fliC and the motA mutants were severely impaired in...
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