2005
The origin and evolution of human pathogens
Groisman EA, Casadesús J. The origin and evolution of human pathogens. Molecular Microbiology 2005, 56: 1-7. PMID: 15773974, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04564.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreation of genesNon-host environmentsHuman pathogensRelated bacterial speciesCertain pathogensORFan genesHomologous genesCell surface modificationExpression of productsHousekeeping functionsRelated membersHost rangeColonization processTissue specificityPathogenicity islandSequence databasesCertain lociBacterial speciesGenesCell surfaceDisparate regulationGenetic originBacterial pathogensNew functionsGene variation
2004
Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence
Mouslim C, Delgado M, Groisman EA. Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 54: 386-395. PMID: 15469511, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive mutantsSalmonella virulenceNon-phagocytic cellsPhosphorelay systemWild-type SalmonellaExpression of productsVirulence functionsFull virulenceSensor geneCps operonRcsBConstitutive activationSuccessful infectionVirulence attenuationGenesVirulence factorsAberrant expressionBacterial pathogensVirulenceMutantsHost tissuesExpressionLocation-dependent mannerMutationsAttenuation phenotype