The Effect of Low Shear Force on the Virulence Potential of Yersinia pestis: New aspects that Space-Like Growth Conditions and the Final Frontier can teach us about a Formidable Pathogen
Manned space exploration has created a need to evaluate the effects of space-like stress (SLS) on pathogenic and opportunistic microbes. Interestingly, several Gram-negative enteric pathogens, e.g., Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, have revealed a transient hyper-virulent phenotype following...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00107/full |