The effect of bacterial surface structures on the pathogenesis of Salmonella typhimurium infection in chickens.

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The effect of bacterial surface structures on the pathogenesis of Salmonella typhimurium infection in chickens.

Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000

Lee M D, Curtiss R, Peay T

Abstract excerpt

Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium strain SR11 containing Tn10 insertions in genes encoding for the motility and fimbriation phenotypes were evaluated for adhesion, invasion, and virulence in avian models. Mutations abolishing mannose-sensitive or mannose-resistant hemagglutination did not influen...

Topics

Animals
Bacterial Adhesion
Chickens
Hemagglutinins
Mutation
Poultry Diseases
Salmonella Infections, Animal
Salmonella typhimurium
Species Specificity
Time Factors
Virulence

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