title: Porin content modifies resistance of Salmonella typhimurium to phagocytosis.
abstract: Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium, which contain different quantities of outer membrane proteins, show different susceptibility to phagocytosis. We correlate susceptibility to phagocytosis with molecular surface characteristics which are responsible for invasiveness and virulence of bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia Università di Napoli.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tufano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sommese
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scafa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galdiero
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D018272:Porins; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018272:Porins