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@article{ohl-review, abstract = {Salmonellae are gram-negative bacteria that cause gastroenteritis and enteric fever. Salmonella virulence requires the coordinated expression of complex arrays of virulence factors that allow the bacterium to evade the host's immune system. All Salmonella serotypes share the ability to invade the host by inducing their own uptake into cells of the intestinal epithelium. In addition, Salmonella serotypes associated with gastroenteritis orchestrate an intestinal inflammatory and secretory response, whereas serotypes that cause enteric fever establish systemic infection through their ability to survive and replicate in mononuclear phagocytes. This review explores the molecular basis of selected Salmonella virulence strategies, with an emphasis on general themes of bacterial pathogenesis as exemplified by Salmonella.}, author = {Ohl, M. E. and Miller, S. I.}, citeulike-article-id = {4971594}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.med.52.1.259}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11160778}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=11160778}, doi = {10.1146/annurev.med.52.1.259}, issn = {0066-4219}, journal = {Annual review of medicine}, keywords = {evolution, pathogenesis, salmonella}, pages = {259--274}, posted-at = {2009-06-26 12:01:49}, priority = {2}, title = {Salmonella: a model for bacterial pathogenesis.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.med.52.1.259}, volume = {52}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - ohl-review L3 - citeulike-article-id:4971594 N2 - Salmonellae are gram-negative bacteria that cause gastroenteritis and enteric fever. Salmonella virulence requires the coordinated expression of complex arrays of virulence factors that allow the bacterium to evade the host's immune system. All Salmonella serotypes share the ability to invade the host by inducing their own uptake into cells of the intestinal epithelium. In addition, Salmonella serotypes associated with gastroenteritis orchestrate an intestinal inflammatory and secretory response, whereas serotypes that cause enteric fever establish systemic infection through their ability to survive and replicate in mononuclear phagocytes. This review explores the molecular basis of selected Salmonella virulence strategies, with an emphasis on general themes of bacterial pathogenesis as exemplified by Salmonella. JF - Annual review of medicine SN - 0066-4219 EP - 274 TI - Salmonella: a model for bacterial pathogenesis. VL - 52 SP - 259 KW - evolution KW - pathogenesis KW - salmonella AU - Ohl, ME AU - Miller, SI PY - 2001/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.med.52.1.259 ER -