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Abstract
In many pathogens, virulence can be conferred by a single region of the genome. In contrast, the facultative intracellular lifestyle of Salmonella demands a large number of genes distributed around the chromosome. The evolution of Salmonella has been marked by the acquisition of several 'pathogenicity islands', each contributing to the unique virulence properties of this microorganism.Mesh:
Year: 1997 PMID: 9294889 DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01099-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079