Armed with an arsenal of antimicrobial mechanisms, neutrophils are among the first innate
immune cells recruited to the site of bacterial infection. Neutrophils utilize both oxidative and …

Cell death in response to infection is conserved across all kingdoms of life. In metazoans,
cell death upon bacterial infection is primarily carried out by the cysteine and aspartate …

Subverting the host immune response to inhibit inflammation is a key virulence strategy of
Yersinia pestis. The inflammatory cascade is tightly controlled via the sequential action of …

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and is responsible for
scarlatinoid fever, food poisoning, post-infectious complications like erythema …

The genus Yersinia includes human, animal, insect, and plant pathogens as well as many
symbionts and harmless bacteria. Within this genus are Yersinia enterocolitica and the …

Proteases are powerful enzymes, which cleave peptide bonds, leading most of the time to
irreversible fragmentation or degradation of their substrates. Therefore they control many …

Yersinia pestis causes a rapid, lethal disease referred to as plague. Y. pestis actively inhibits
the innate immune system to generate a noninflammatory environment during early stages …

Type III effectors play a vital role in the establishment of symbiosis. In this study, positive and
negative effects of NopT on nodulation were detected in 30 soybean germplasms. The …

Outbreaks of the diarrhoeal disease caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)
and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) present a significant burden to public health in …

Background Platelets are classically recognized for their role in hemostasis and thrombosis.
Recent work has demonstrated that platelets can also execute a variety of immune functions …