Population heterogeneity tactics as driving force in Salmonella virulence and survival KU Leuven
Salmonella enterica comprises many pathogenic serovars that are able to colonize a variety of animal hosts and therefore constitute an important source of zoonotic food-borne illness. Their pathogenicity can range from gastroenteritis to typhoid fever, and depends on a series of virulence factors that are regularly located on laterally acquired genetic elements. The regulation of these virulence factors often also includes their differential ...