The Genus Yersinia: From Genomics to Function

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Comparative Genome Analyses of the Pathogenic Yersiniae Based on the Genome Sequence of Yersinia enterocolitica Strain 8081....Pages 2-16
Pestoides F, an Atypical Yersinia pestis Strain from the Former Soviet Union....Pages 17-22
Variability of the Protein Sequences of LcrV Between Epidemic and Atypical Rhamnose-Positive Strains of Yersinia pestis....Pages 23-27
A New Asset for Pathogen Informatics – the Enteropathogen Resource Integration Center (ERIC), an NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Center for Biodefense and Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Disease....Pages 28-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
My Life with Yersinia....Pages 44-73
Structure and Assembly of Yersinia pestis F1 Antigen....Pages 74-87
Relationship of the Lipopolysaccharide Structure of Yersinia bpestis to Resistance to Antimicrobial Factors....Pages 88-96
Characterization of Six Novel Chaperone/Usher Systems in Yersinia pestis....Pages 97-105
Polyamines in Bacteria: Pleiotropic Effects yet Specific Mechanisms....Pages 106-115
Intermediary Metabolism, Na+, the Low Calcium-Response, and Acute Disease....Pages 116-129
Front Matter....Pages 130-130
Differential Gene Regulation in Yersinia pestis versus Yersinia pseudotuberculosis: Effects of Hypoxia and Potential Role of a Plasmid Regulator....Pages 131-144
Two-Component System Regulon Plasticity in Bacteria: A Concept Emerging from Phenotypic Analysis of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Response Regulator Mutants....Pages 145-155
Regulatory Elements Implicated in the Environmental Control of Invasin Expression in Enteropathogenic Yersinia....Pages 156-166
Regulation of the Phage-Shock-Protein Stress Response in Yersinia enterocolitica....Pages 167-177
Functional Quorum Sensing Systems Affect Biofilm Formation and Protein Expression in Yersinia pestis....Pages 178-191
Analysis of Yersinia pestis Gene Expression in the Flea Vector....Pages 192-200
Regulation of Biofilm Formation in Yersinia pestis....Pages 201-210
Environmental Stimuli Affecting Expression of the Ysa Type Three Secretion Locus....Pages 211-216
Polynucleotide Phosphorylase and the T3SS....Pages 217-224
Roles of YopN, LcrG and LcrV in Controlling Yops Secretion by Yersinia pestis....Pages 225-234
Front Matter....Pages 130-130
Identification of TyeA Residues Required to Interact with YopN and to Regulate Yop Secretion....Pages 235-245
Front Matter....Pages 246-246
The Insect Toxin Complex of Yersinia....Pages 247-257
Twin Arginine Translocation in Yersinia....Pages 258-267
Using Every Trick in the Book: The Pla Surface Protease of Yersinia pestis....Pages 268-278
Invasion and Dissemination of Yersinia enterocolitica in the Mouse Infection Model....Pages 279-285
The Ysa Type 3 Secretion System of Yersinia enterocolitica Biovar 1B....Pages 286-297
A Rationale for Repression and/or Loss of Motility by Pathogenic Yersinia in the Mammalian Host....Pages 298-311
Disparity Between Yersinia pestis and Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 in YopJ/YopP-Dependent Functions....Pages 312-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
3 IS-RFLP: A Powerful Tool for Geographical Clustering of Global Isolates of Yersinia pestis....Pages 322-326
Analysis of the Three Yersinia pestis CRISPR Loci Provides New Tools for Phylogenetic Studies and Possibly for the Investigation of Ancient DNA....Pages 327-338
Enrichment of Yersinia pestis from Blood Cultures Enables Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Determination by Flow Cytometry....Pages 339-350
Development and Evaluation of a Single Tube Nested PCR Based Approach (STNPCR) for the Diagnosis of Plague....Pages 351-359
Front Matter....Pages 360-360
Therapeutic Potential of Yersinia Anti-Inflammatory Components....Pages 361-366
High Throughput Screening for Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Type III Secretion in Yersinia pestis....Pages 367-375
Cell-Mediated Defense Against Yersinia pestis Infection....Pages 376-386
Oral Vaccination with Different Antigens from Yersinia pestis KIM Delivered by Live Attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium Elicits a Protective Immune Response Against Plague....Pages 387-399
Yersinia pestis YadC: A Novel Vaccine Candidate Against Plague....Pages 400-414
Protective Immunity Against Plague....Pages 415-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-429