Deadly tool discovered in Salmonella's bag of tricks
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
The potentially deadly bacterium Salmonella possesses a molecular machine that marshals the proteins it needs to hijack cellular mechanisms and infect millions worldwide. Researchers have discovered how Salmonella, a major cause of food poisoning and typhoid fever, is able to make these proteins line in up in just the right sequence to invade host cells.