Article
The Salmonella Pathogenicity Island (SPI) 1 contributes more than SPI2 to the colonization of the chicken by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
BMC microbiology - 6 Jan 2009
Dieye Yakhya, Ameiss Keith, Mellata Melha, Curtiss Roy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Typhimurium) is an important pathogen that infects a broad range of hosts. In humans, Typhimurium causes a gastroenteritis characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pains. Typhimurium infection occurs mainly through the ingestion of contaminated food including poultry, pork, eggs, and milk. Chickens that are asymptomatic carriers of Typhimurium...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cecum
- Chickens
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Gene Library
- Genomic Islands
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation
- Poultry Diseases
