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A lethal role for lipid A in Salmonella infections.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jul 1998
Khan S A, Everest P, Servos S, Foxwell N, Zähringer U, Brade H, Rietschel E T, Dougan G, Charles I G, Maskell D J
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Salmonella infections in naturally susceptible mice grow rapidly, with death occurring only after bacterial numbers in vivo have reached a high threshold level, commonly called the lethal load. Despite much speculation, no direct evidence has been available to substantiate a role for any candidate bacterial components in causing death. One of the most likely candidates for the lethal toxin in salmonellosis is...
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