Investigation of peptidoglycan modification and its role in virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.

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Salmonella Typhimurium LpxR potentially detoxifies lipid A by 3'-0-deacylation. The intracellular growth of the lpxR-null strain was lower than that of the wild-type strain, and the expression level of iNOS was enhanced in the cells infected with the lpxR-null strain. We also identified the candidate genes for peptidoglycan N-deacetylase in S.Typhimurium. The deletion of the gene also affected the intracellular growth. These results suggested that the cell wall modifications were important for the intracellular growth of S.Typhimurium within host cells.