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A novel relationship between O-antigen variation, matrix formation, and invasiveness of Salmonella enteritidis.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 1996
Guard-Petter J, Keller L H, Rahman M M, Carlson R W, Silvers S
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella enterica Enteritidis in chickens serves as a reservoir for salmonellosis in humans and the structure of its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been used to assess invasiveness. Culture from chick spleens generated colonies with an unusual wrinkled morphology, and it is designated the lacy phenotype. The characterize the nature of the morphological change, three isogenic variants were compared. Only the lacy...
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