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How do Salmonella bacteria in the gut microbiome affect the body?

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when salmonella bacteria are ingested, they pass through a person's stomach and colonize the small and large intestine. there, the bacteria invade the intestinal mucosa and proliferate. the bacteria can invade the lymphoid tissues of the gastrointestinal tract and spread to the bloodstream.

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