Article
Invasion by Salmonella typhimurium is affected by the direction of flagellar rotation.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1992
Jones B D, Lee C A, Falkow S
Abstract excerpt
When grown aerobically, Salmonella typhimurium exhibits a low level of entry into tissue culture cells. We have isolated an S. typhimurium Tn10 mutant which, when grown under aerobic conditions, efficiently invades HEp-2 cells. Sequencing of S. typhimurium DNA adjacent to the site of the Tn10 element showed that the insertion disrupted transcription of the aspartate receptor gene, tar. Polar effects of the...
Topics
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemotaxis
- Female
- Flagella
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Rotation
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Virulence
