Oligomeric coiled-coil adhesin YadA is a double-edged sword.

Yersinia adhesin A (YadA) is an essential virulence factor for the food-borne pathogens Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Surprisingly, it is a pseudogene in Yersinia pestis. Even more intriguing, the introduction of a functional yadA gene in Y. pestis EV76 was shown to correl...

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Main Authors: Salome Casutt-Meyer, Francesco Renzi, Mathias Schmaler, Naja J Jann, Marlise Amstutz, Guy R Cornelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21170337/?tool=EBI