Uncovering Secrets Of Salmonella's Stealth Attack
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 22:28
in Biology & Nature
A single crafty protein allows the deadly bacterium Salmonella enterica to both invade cells lining the intestine and hijack cellular functions to avoid destruction. This evolutionary slight-of-hand sheds new insights into the lethal tricks of Salmonella, which kills more than 2 million people a year.