Model systems to study plague pathogenesis and develop new therapeutics

The Gram negative bacterium Yersinia pestis can infect humans by multiple routes to cause plague. Three plague pandemics have occurred and Y. pestis has been linked to biowarfare in the past. The continued risk of plague as a bioweapon has prompted increased research to understand Y. pestis pathogen...

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Main Author: Matthew B Lawrenz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00119/full