Acquisition of virulence-associated factors by the enteric pathogensEscherichia coliandSalmonella enterica

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29 July 2001

journal article
review article
Published by The Royal Society in Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

Vol. 356 (1411) , 1027-1034
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2001.0891

Abstract

In this review we summarize recent genomic studies that shed light on the mechanism through which pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica have evolved. We show how acquisition of DNA at specific sites on the chromosome has contributed to increased genetic variation and virulence of these two genera of the Enterobacteriaceae.

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