Plants as alternative hosts for Salmonella

Adam Schikora; Ana V. Garcia; Heribert Hirt

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2012.03.007

Plants as alternative hosts for Salmonella

Adam Schikora, Ana V. Garcia, Heribert Hirt^*

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Abstract

Recent findings show that many human pathogenic bacteria can use multiple host organisms. For example, . Salmonella Typhimurium can use plants as alternative hosts to humans and other animals. These bacteria are able to adhere to plant surfaces and actively infect the interior of plants. Similarly to the infection of animal cells, . S. Typhimurium . suppresses plant defense responses by a type III secretion mechanism, indicating that these bacteria possess a dedicated multi-kingdom infection strategy, raising the question of host specificity. In addition, evidence is accumulating that the interaction of . Salmonella with plants is an active process with different levels of specificity, because different . Salmonella serovars show variations in pathogenicity, and different plant species reveal various levels of resistance towards these bacteria.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	245-249
Number of pages	5
Journal	Trends in plant science
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2012.03.007
State	Published - May 2012
Externally published	Yes

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