Salmonella uses protective switch during infection Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

<P>Contact: Mary Beckman<BR>mary.beckman@pnnl.gov<BR>509-375-3688<BR>DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory <BR>
<P>RICHLAND, Wash. -- For the first time, researchers have found a particular kind of molecular switch in the food poisoning bacteria Salmonella Typhimurium under infection-like conditions. This switch, using a process called S-thiolation, appears to be used by the bacteria to respond to changes in the environment during infection and might

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