Differential roles for pathogenicity islands SPI-13 and SPI-8 in the interaction of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhi with murine and human macrophages.

Espinoza, Rodrigo A.

Silva-Valenzuela, Cecilia A.

Amaya, Fernando A.

Urrutia, Ítalo M.

Contreras, Inés.

Santiviago, Carlos A.

2017

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  • Background: Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-13 is conserved in many serovars of S. enterica, including S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium and S. Gallinarum. However, it is absent in typhoid serovars such as S. Typhi and Paratyphi A, which carry SPI-8 at the same genomic location. Because the interaction with macrophages is a critical step in Salmonella pathogenicity, ... read more
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