Host Iron Nutritional Immunity Induced by a Live Yersinia pestis Vaccine Strain Is Associated with Immediate Protection against Plague

Prompt and effective elicitation of protective immunity is highly relevant for cases of rapidly deteriorating fatal diseases, such as plague, which is caused by Yersinia pestis. Here, we assessed the potential of a live vaccine to induce rapid protection against this infection. We demonstrated that...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayelet Zauberman, Yaron Vagima, Avital Tidhar, Moshe Aftalion, David Gur, Shahar Rotem, Theodor Chitlaru, Yinon Levy, Emanuelle Mamroud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00277/full