# Salmonella --- ***Salmonella*** are a genus of [[bacteria]] that is [[pathogen|pathogenic]]. ## Features of Salmonella *Salmonella* are [[Gram negative bacteria|Gram negative]] [[bacteria#Taxonomy Shape and Arangement|monobacillus]]. ### Salmonella Gaining Entry to our Tissues *Salmonella* can gain entry into our tissues by intentionally letting the [[Peyer's patches#M Cells|M cells]] take them in to hitch a ride to the other side, only to bypass security stay and replicate comfortably on the other side (even if it's taken in by a [[macrophages|macrophage]]). ### Salmonella Gaining Entry to Cells One way *Salmonella* has that can force our cells into taking them in is by landing on the cell, injecting some substance into it that causes the production of certian [[cytoskeleton|cytoskeletal]] proteins, that then engulf the bacteria and bring it inside the cell. ___