Functional Analysis of the Chaperone-Usher Fimbrial Gene Clusters of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi

The human-specific pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi causes typhoid, a major public health issue in developing countries. Several aspects of its pathogenesis are still poorly understood. S. Typhi possesses 14 fimbrial gene clusters including 12 chaperone-usher fimbriae (stg, sth, bcf, fim,...

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Main Authors: Karine Dufresne, Julie Saulnier-Bellemare, France Daigle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00026/full