SLC11A1 and Salmonella Infections: In mice, one inherited form of susceptibility to Salmonella infection is associated with a missense mutation in macrophage-encoded solute carrier family 11a member 1 (Slc11a1, hereafter referred to as natural resistance-associated macrophage protein, or Nramp1), which transports divalent cations out of bacteria-containing phagosomes, potentially inhibiting bacterial metallo-enzymes required for survival of many intracellular pathogens [2], [3].