Identification of a pathogenicity island required for Salmonella survival in host cells.
Ochman H, Soncini FC, Solomon F, Groisman EA. Identification of a pathogenicity island required for Salmonella survival in host cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 7800-7804. PMID: 8755556, PMCID: PMC38828, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.15.7800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenicity islandType III secretion systemSalmonella typhimurium chromosomeWild-type levelsEpithelial cell invasionWild-type strainSPI genesSecretion systemPutative regulatorHost cellsSecretory apparatusCell invasionSecreted proteaseVirulence determinantsSpi(-) mutantsGenesProteinProteaseSalmonella survivalEnteric pathogensMutantsChromosomesIslandsCulture supernatantsForms of flagellin