Typhoid toxin aids survival in mice
Bacterial protein prolonged life of infected host animals with no increase in cancer
TOXIN TANKS The bacterium Salmonella enterica Typhi causes typhoid fever in humans and produces a DNA-damaging protein called typhoid toxin. Typhoid toxin appears to prolong survival and reduce gut inflammation in S. enterica-infected mice, a new study suggests.
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