1999
A Periplasmicd-Alanyl-d-Alanine Dipeptidase in the Gram-Negative Bacterium Salmonella enterica
Hilbert F, del Portillo F, Groisman E. A Periplasmicd-Alanyl-d-Alanine Dipeptidase in the Gram-Negative Bacterium Salmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 2158-2165. PMID: 10094694, PMCID: PMC93629, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2158-2165.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD-alanyl-D-alanine dipeptidaseD-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidaseHorizontal gene transferRelated bacterial speciesSpecies Salmonella entericaEscherichia coli KSimilar substrate specificityBacterium Salmonella entericaSalmonella entericaDipeptidase geneWild-type SalmonellaPeptidoglycan metabolismSole carbon sourcePeriplasmic spaceSalmonella chromosomeSubstrate specificityD-AlaColi KBacterial speciesSalmonella enzymeVanX proteinGene transferEnzymatic activityGlycopeptide antibiotic vancomycinCarbon source
1996
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