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Loss of the lac operon contributes to Salmonella invasion of epithelial cells through derepression of flagellar synthesis.
Current microbiology - 1 Mar 2015
Jiang Lingyan, Ni Zhiwei, Wang Lei, Feng Lu, Liu Bin
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella, a genus that is closely related to Escherichia coli, includes many pathogens of humans and other animals. A notable feature that distinguishes Salmonella from E. coli is lactose negativity, because the lac operon is lost in most Salmonella genomes. Here, we expressed the lac operon in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and compared the virulence of the Lac(+) strain to that of the wild-type...
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