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Characterization of MgtC, a virulence factor of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Retamal Patricio, Castillo-Ruiz Mario, Mora Guido C
Abstract excerpt
The MgtC is a virulence factor in Salmonella Typhimurium that is required for growth at low-Mg2+ concentrations and intramacrophage survival. This gene is codified in a conserved region of the Salmonella pathogenicity island 3 (SPI-3), and is also present in the chromosome of other Salmonella serovars. In this study we characterized the MgtC factor in S. Typhi, a human specific pathogen, by using mgtC and SPI-3...
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