Characterization and differential gene expression between two phenotypic phase variants in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain 798 has previously been shown to undergo phenotypic phase variation.One of the phenotypes expresses virulence traits such as adhesion, while the other phenotype does not.Phenotypic phase variation appears to correlate with the ability of this strain to cause persistent, asymptomatic infections of swine