Cell-Mediated Protection against Pulmonary Yersinia pestis Infection
MA Parent, KN Berggren, LW Kummer… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pulmonary infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis causes pneumonic plague, an often-
fatal disease for which no vaccine is presently available. Antibody-mediated humoral …
fatal disease for which no vaccine is presently available. Antibody-mediated humoral …
Roles of chaperone/usher pathways of Yersinia pestis in a murine model of plague and adhesion to host cells
M Hatkoff, LM Runco, C Pujol, I Jayatilaka… - Infection and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Yersinia pestis and many other Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria use the
chaperone/usher (CU) pathway to assemble virulence-associated surface fibers termed pili …
chaperone/usher (CU) pathway to assemble virulence-associated surface fibers termed pili …
Identification of New Virulence Factors and Vaccine Candidates for Yersinia pestis
JA Andersson, J Sha, TE Erova, EC Fitts… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Earlier, we reported the identification of new virulence factors/mechanisms of Yersinia pestis
using an in vivo signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) screening approach. From this …
using an in vivo signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) screening approach. From this …
Gain-of-function analysis reveals important virulence roles for the Yersinia pestis type III secretion system effectors YopJ, YopT, and YpkA
SG Palace, MK Proulx, RL Szabady… - Infection and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Virulence of Yersinia pestis in mammals requires the type III secretion system, which
delivers seven effector proteins into the cytoplasm of host cells to undermine immune …
delivers seven effector proteins into the cytoplasm of host cells to undermine immune …
Transcriptomic and Innate Immune Responses to Yersinia pestis in the Lymph Node during Bubonic Plague
JE Comer, DE Sturdevant, AB Carmody… - Infection and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A delayed inflammatory response is a prominent feature of infection with
Yersinia pestis, the agent of bubonic and pneumonic plague. Using a rat model of bubonic …
Yersinia pestis, the agent of bubonic and pneumonic plague. Using a rat model of bubonic …
The Dependence of the Yersinia pestis Capsule on Pathogenesis Is Influenced by the Mouse Background
EH Weening, JS Cathelyn, G Kaufman… - Infection and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Yersinia pestis is a highly pathogenic Gram-negative organism and the causative agent of
bubonic and pneumonic plague. Y. pestis is capable of causing major epidemics; thus, there …
bubonic and pneumonic plague. Y. pestis is capable of causing major epidemics; thus, there …
Chromosomally-Encoded Yersinia pestis Type III Secretion Effector Proteins Promote Infection in Cells and in Mice
S Schesser Bartra, C Lorica, L Qian, X Gong… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, possesses a number of virulence
mechanisms that allows it to survive and proliferate during its interaction with the host. To …
mechanisms that allows it to survive and proliferate during its interaction with the host. To …
Yersinia pestis
RR Brubaker - Molecular medical microbiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis ranks as the most severe
bacterial disease known to humanity. In the mouse, this bleak process consists of an initial …
bacterial disease known to humanity. In the mouse, this bleak process consists of an initial …
Yersinia pestis targets neutrophils via complement receptor 3
PM Merritt, T Nero, L Bohman, S Felek… - Cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Yersinia species display a tropism for lymphoid tissues during infection, and the bacteria
select innate immune cells for delivery of cytotoxic effectors by the type III secretion system …
select innate immune cells for delivery of cytotoxic effectors by the type III secretion system …
Yersinia pestis Two-Component Gene Regulatory Systems Promote Survival in Human Neutrophils
JL O'Loughlin, JL Spinner, SA Minnich… - Infection and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs, or neutrophils) are the most abundant innate
immune cell and kill most invading bacteria through combined activities of reactive oxygen …
immune cell and kill most invading bacteria through combined activities of reactive oxygen …