Inoculum composition and Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 regulate M-cell invasion and epithelial destruction by Salmonella typhimurium.

doi:10.1128/IAI.66.2.724-731.1998

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Inoculum composition and Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 regulate M-cell invasion and epithelial destruction by Salmonella typhimurium.

Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 1998

Clark M A, Hirst B H, Jepson M A

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In the mouse model of Salmonella typhimurium infection, the specialized antigen-sampling intestinal M cells are the primary route of Salmonella invasion during the early stages of infection. Under certain experimental conditions, M-cell invasion is accompanied by M-cell destruction and loss of ad...

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Animals
Bacterial Proteins
Cells, Cultured
Dogs
Epithelial Cells
Female
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mutation
Peyer's Patches
Salmonella typhimurium

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