Role of the Yersinia protein YopK in microbe-host interactions

There are three human pathogenic species of the genus Yersiniae: Yersinia pestis, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. To cause disease, these strains inhibit several key innate defense mechanisms, including phagocytosis, the critical process for bacterial clearance. The ability...

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Main Author: Thorslund, Sara
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Medicinska fakulteten) 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-53585
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