Invasion of murine intestinal M cells by Salmonella typhimurium inv mutants severely deficient for invasion of cultured cells.

doi:10.1128/iai.64.10.4363-4368.1996

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Invasion of murine intestinal M cells by Salmonella typhimurium inv mutants severely deficient for invasion of cultured cells.

Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 1996

Clark M A, Reed K A, Lodge J, Stephen J, Hirst B H, Jepson M A

Abstract excerpt

We have examined the role of the Salmonella typhimurium inv locus in invasion of the murine intestine. Previous studies have demonstrated that M cells within the lymphoid-follicle-associated epithelia are the primary site of intestinal invasion by S. typhimurium. In this study, we show that mutan...

Topics

Animals
Bacterial Proteins
Cells, Cultured
Female
Intestines
Membrane Transport Proteins
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mutation
Salmonella typhimurium

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