SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …

Particle size dictates where aerosolized pathogens deposit in the respiratory tract, thereafter
the pathogens potential to cause disease is influenced by tissue tropism, clearance kinetics …

Ovarian carcinoma is caused by multiple factors, but its etiology associated with microbes
and infection is unknown. Using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing methods, the …

As an ancient scourge, plague caused deadly epidemics in medieval Europe, and in the
20th century, it caused extensive mortality in India and Vietnam. Crossing into the 21st …

This review summarizes current knowledge on the structure, function, assembly and
biomedical applications of the superfamily of adhesive fimbrial organelles exposed on the …

Enterobacteriaceae are a large family of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacteria.
Although many species exist as part of the natural flora of animals including humans, some …

Immune evasion through membrane remodeling is a hallmark of Yersinia pestis
pathogenesis. Yersinia remodels its membrane during its life cycle as it alternates between …

Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is transmitted
through the bites of infected rodent fleas. Plague is well known for causing 3 major human …

Pneumonic plague is a deadly respiratory disease caused by Yersinia pestis. The bacterial
protease Pla contributes to disease progression and manipulation of host immunity, but the …

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 …