Article
Role of the acid tolerance response in virulence of Salmonella typhimurium.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 1996
Wilmes-Riesenberg M R, Bearson B, Foster J W, Curtis R
Abstract excerpt
During its life cycle, Salmonella typhimurium is exposed to a variety of acidic conditions. Survival in the acidic environments within the host may require the adaptive acid tolerance response (ATR), which is characterized by the induction of several Salmonella proteins upon exposure to mildly ac...
Topics
- Acids
- Animals
- Female
- Macrophages
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mutation
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Virulence