Yersinia has a tropism for B and T cell zones of lymph nodes that is independent of the type III secretion system.
Pathogenic Yersinia have a pronounced tropism for lymphatic tissues and harbor a virulence plasmid that encodes a type III secretion system, pTTSS, that transports Yops into host cells. Yops are critical virulence factors that prevent phagocytosis by macrophages and neutrophils and Yersinia mutants...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1557584?pdf=render |