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Diversification of the Salmonella fimbriae: a model of macro- and microevolution.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Yue Min, Rankin Shelley C, Blanchet Ryan T, Nulton James D, Edwards Robert A, Schifferli Dieter M
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria of the genus Salmonella comprise a large and evolutionary related population of zoonotic pathogens that can infect mammals, including humans and domestic animals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Salmonella carries a plethora of virulence genes, including fimbrial adhesins, some of them known to participate in mammalian or avian host colonization. Each type of fimbria has its structural subunit and...
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