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ArticleCurrent microbiology2019

Salmonella Typhimurium is Attracted to Egg Yolk and Repelled by Albumen.

Katsuya Okuno, Jun Xu, Emiko Isogai, Shuichi Nakamura

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Article in Current microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recent Advances in Egg White Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Quality.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katsuya OkunoDepartment of Animal Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0845, Japan.
Jun XuDepartment of Animal Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0845, Japan.
Emiko IsogaiDepartment of Animal Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0845, Japan.
Shuichi NakamuraDepartment of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-05 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan. naka@bp.apph.tohoku.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-7779
Tohoku University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18J10834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Salmonella Typhimurium is the causative agent of non-typhoidal, foodborne salmonellosis. Contamination of hen eggs by the bacterium is a common source of S. Typhimurium infection. S. Typhimurium is peritrichous, and flagellum-dependent motility and chemotaxis are believed to facilitate egg contamination despite the presence of many antimicrobial egg components. We performed motility and chemotaxis assays to demonstrate that S. Typhimurium cells are attracted to egg yolks and are repelled by albumen. The bacterial flagellar motor shows bidirectional rotation, and counterclockwise-biased rotation allows cells to swim smoothly. A rotation assay for a single flagellum showed that, in comparison with thin albumen, the thick albumen more strongly affected the directional bias of the flagellar rotation, resulting in a remarkable suppression of the migration distance. Nevertheless, the S. Typhimurium cells retained positive chemotaxis toward the yolk in the presence of the albumens, suggesting that motility facilitates the growth of S. Typhimurium and survival in eggs.

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Food MicrobiologyAnimalsChemotaxisChickensColony Count, MicrobialEgg WhiteEgg YolkFlagellaLocomotionRotationSalmonella typhimurium

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PMID30600359
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