Wednesday, January 13, 2021 NIAID Scientists Study Salmonella Swimming Behavior as Clues to Infection NIAID scientists and their colleagues believe they have identified a Salmonella Typhimurium protein that allows the bacteria to swim straight, rather than rotating, when they are ready to infect cells. This new study, in Nature Communications, describes S. Typhimurium movement and shows that the protein is required for the bacteria to invade surface epithelial cells in the gut. The study authors suggest that the protein is a potential target for developing new antibacterial treatments to hinder the bacteria from infecting cells and colonizing the gut. S. Typhimurium commonly cause human gastroenteritis, inflammation of the lining of the intestines. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).                             This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107