Open AccessAn unstable small‐colony variant of a noninvasive mutant of Salmonella typhimurium is highly invasive for MDCK cells
Author(s) -
Schiemann D.A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07696.x
Subject(s) - salmonella , subculture (biology) , mutant , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
A small‐colony variant that appeared spontaneously at low frequency in cultures of a non‐flagellated, avirulent, non‐invasive mutant of Salmonella typhimurium , and reverted rapidly on subculture, was found to be highly invasive for MDCK cells.