Inhalation of Yersinia pestis bacilli causes pneumonic plague, a rapidly progressing and
exceptionally virulent disease. Extensively antibiotic-resistant Y. pestis strains exist and we …

Yersinia pestis is one of the world's most virulent human pathogens. Inhalation of this Gram‐
negative bacterium causes pneumonic plague, a rapidly progressing and usually fatal …

The role of protein phosphatases in pathogenic bacteria has been studied extensively over
the last two decades. Ser/Thr and Tyr phosphatases are associated with growth and …

There is a distinctive Venetian carnival mask with sinister overtones and historical
significance to physicians because it belongs to the 'Doctor of the Plague'. The costume …

Disease progression of primary pneumonic plague is biphasic, consisting of a
preinflammatory and a proinflammatory phase. During the long preinflammatory phase …

Plague, caused by the bacterial pathogen Yersinia pestis, is a vector-borne disease that has
caused millions of human deaths over several centuries. Presently, human plague infections …

Yersinia pestis is the bacteria that causes plague, one of the deadliest diseases in human
history. Three major plague pandemics (the Justinian Plague, the Black Death and the …

Plague caused by Yersinia pestis is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. There is
no ideal plague vaccine available for human use, but a number of licensed killed whole-cell …

ABSTRACT The bacterial SmpB-SsrA system is a highly conserved translational quality
control mechanism that helps maintain the translational machinery at full capacity. Here we …

YopM, a protein toxin of Yersinia pestis, is necessary for virulence in a mouse model of
systemic plague. We previously reported YopM-dependent natural killer (NK) cell depletion …