Involvement of the post-transcriptional regulator Hfq in Yersinia pestis virulence.

BACKGROUND:Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, which is transmitted primarily between fleas and mammals and is spread to humans through the bite of an infected flea or contact with afflicted animals. Hfq is proposed to be a global post-transcriptional regulator that acts by mediating i...

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Main Authors: Jing Geng, Yajun Song, Lei Yang, Yanyan Feng, Yefeng Qiu, Gang Li, Jingyu Guo, Yujing Bi, Yi Qu, Wang Wang, Xiaoyi Wang, Zhaobiao Guo, Ruifu Yang, Yanping Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2704395?pdf=render