Many bacteria, both environmental and pathogenic, exhibit the property of autoaggregation.
In autoaggregation (sometimes also called autoagglutination or flocculation), bacteria of the …

Gram-negative bacteria depend on their cell membranes for survival and environmental
adaptation. They contain two membranes, one of which is the outer membrane (OM), which …

Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen that actively invades host eukaryotic
cells. To identify invasion factors responsible for the intestinal translocation of C. sakazakii …

Interest in arthropod-borne pathogens focuses primarily on how they cause disease in
humans. How they produce a transmissible infection in their arthropod host is just as critical …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, must survive in blood in order to cause
disease and to be transmitted from host to host by fleas. Members of the Ail/Lom family of …

Yersinia pestis has acquired a variety of complex strategies that enable the bacterium to
overcome defenses in different hosts and ensure its survival and successful transmission. A …

Yersinia enterocolitica is the causative agent of yersiniosis, a zoonotic disease of growing
epidemiological importance with significant consequences for public health. This pathogenic …

Many pathogens are equipped with factors providing resistance against the bactericidal
action of complement. Yersinia enterocolitica, a Gram-negative enteric pathogen with …

Although adhesion to host cells is a critical step in the delivery of cytotoxic Yop proteins by
Yersinia pestis, the mechanism has not been defined. To identify adhesins critical for Yop …

To establish a successful infection, Yersinia pestis requires the delivery of cytotoxic Yops to
host cells. Yops inhibit phagocytosis, block cytokine responses, and induce apoptosis of …