Genetically attenuated microorganisms, pathogens, and some commensal bacteria can be
engineered to deliver recombinant heterologous antigens to stimulate the host immune …

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 …

Colonization of the intestinal tract and dissemination into deeper tissues by the enteric
pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis demands expression of a special set of virulence …

Background The cAMP receptor protein (CRP) is a global bacterial regulator that controls
many target genes. The CRP-cAMP complex regulates the ompR-envZ operon in E. coli …

Yersinia pestis (YP), the gram-negative plague bacterium, has shaped human history unlike
any other pathogen known to mankind. YP (transmitted by the bite of an infected flea) …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is a potential weapon of bioterrorism. Y.
pestis evades the innate immune system by synthesizing tetra-acylated lipid A with poor Toll …

Three great plague pandemics caused by the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis have
killed nearly 200 million people and it has been linked to biowarfare in the past. Plague is …

The cyclic AMP receptor protein (Crp) is a transcriptional regulator that controls the
expression of numerous bacterial genes, usually in response to environmental conditions …

Baby chicks administered a fecal transplant from adult chickens are resistant to Salmonella
colonization by competitive exclusion. A two-pronged approach was used to investigate the …

Three major plague pandemics caused by the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis
have killed nearly 200 million people in human history. Due to its extreme virulence and the …