Infection of Caenorhabditis elegans by Salmonella typhi Ty2

• Javier Santander ^[1] ; Juan Carlos Espinoza ^[1] ; María Soledad Campano ^[1] ; James Robeson ^[1]
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

     Valparaíso, Chile

     
• Localización: Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, ISSN-e 0717-3458, Vol. 6, Nº. 2, 2003, págs. 148-152
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Several serovars of Salmonella infect and kill the nematode C. elegans. However, here we report that Salmonella typhi Ty2, a representative strain of this human pathogen, readily infects the intestinal lining of C. elegans without significantly affecting its viability. Our observation suggests extending the use of the C. elegans model system for the study of host parasite relationships, to address problems concerning the biology of S. typhi.