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Salmonella's secret weapon
Salmonella exploits the biology of its host to out-compete other microbes © Centers for Disease Control
US researchers have explained the chemical trick behind Salmonella bacteria's ability to outgrow other microbes living in the gut. The findings could lead to new drug treatments for the bacterial infection.
Salmonella is a pathogen which causes severe inflammation and diarrhoea - also known as gastroenteritis. During inflammation the bacteria experiences a population surge, outgrowing other intestinal microbes. Researchers have previously been unable to explain this phenomenon, but Andreas Bäumler from the University of California, Davis, believes he has found the answer. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2010/September/22091002.asp
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