Endotoxin of <i>Yersinia pestis</i>: Structural Peculiarities, Mechanisms of Reception and Induction of Cytopathogenic Effects
Modern data on the Y. pestis lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structure and mechanisms of LPS reception by the host cells are reviewed. LPS is considered as a toxic pathogenicity factor produced by the plague microbe. Mechanisms of structural, metabolic and functional imbalance induced by the Y. pestis LPS...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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Federal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
2008-08-01
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Series: | Проблемы особо опасных инфекций |
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Online Access: | https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/1019 |