Gut inflammation provides a respiratory electron acceptor for Salmonella

• Main Authors: Winter S.E., Thiennimitr P., Winter M.G., Butler B.P., Huseby D.L., Crawford R.W., Russell J.M., Bevins C.L., Adams L.G., Tsolis R.M., Roth J.R., Baumler A.J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957157893&partnerID=40&md5=10626f678fcbb69276d6a987f83a19a2; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3632
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) causes acute gut inflammation by using its virulence factors to invade the intestinal epithelium and survive in mucosal macrophages. The inflammatory response enhances the transmission success of S. Typhimurium by promoting its outgrowth in t...