In vitro intracellular trafficking of virulence antigen during infection by Yersinia pestis.

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, encodes several essential virulence factors on a 70 kb plasmid, including the Yersinia outer proteins (Yops) and a multifunctional virulence antigen (V). V is uniquely able to inhibit the host immune response; aid in the expression, secretion, and inje...

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Main Authors: Tracy L DiMezzo, Gordon Ruthel, Ernst E Brueggemann, Harry B Hines, Wilson J Ribot, Carol E Chapman, Bradford S Powell, Susan L Welkos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2707630?pdf=render