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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jason A. Rosenzweig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00107/full