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Effect of inactivation of degS on Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium in vitro and in vivo.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2005
Rowley Gary, Stevenson Andrew, Kormanec Jan, Roberts Mark
Abstract excerpt
The alternative sigma factor (RpoE sigma(E)) enables Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to adapt to stressful conditions, such as oxidative stress, nutrient deprivation, and growth in mammalian tissues. Infection of mice by Salmonella serovar Typhimurium also requires sigma(E). In Escherichia coli, activation of the sigma(E) pathway is dependent on proteolysis of the anti-sigma factor RseA and is initiated...
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