Molecular Mechanisms Used by Salmonella to Evade the Immune System

Abstract excerpt

Human and animal pathogens are able to circumvent, at least temporarily, the sophisticated immune defences of their hosts. Several serovars of the Gram-negative bacterium Salmonella enterica have been used as models for the study of pathogen-host interactions. In this review we discuss the strategies used by Salmonella to evade or manipulate three levels of host immune defences: physical barriers, innate immunity...