Host-adaptation of Francisella tularensis alters the bacterium's surface-carbohydrates to hinder effectors of innate and adaptive immunity.

by Tiffany M Zarrella, Anju Singh, Constantine Bitsaktsis, Tabassum Rahman, Bikash Sahay, Paul J Feustel, Edmund J Gosselin, Timothy J Sellati, Karsten R O Hazlett
Published 2011-01-01

Differential Growth of Francisella tularensis, Which Alters Expression of Virulence Factors, Dominant Antigens, and Surface-Carbohydrate Synthases, Governs the Apparent Virulence o...

by Kristen M. Holland, Sarah J. Rosa, Kolbrun Kristjansdottir, Donald Wolfgeher, Brian J. Franz, Tiffany M. Zarrella, Sudeep Kumar, Raju Sunagar, Anju Singh, Chandra S. Bakshi, Prachi Namjoshi, Eileen M. Barry, Timothy J. Sellati, Stephen J. Kron, Edmund J. Gosselin, Douglas S. Reed, Karsten R. O. Hazlett
Published 2017-06-01