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Plague
State University of New York details research in plague
July 15th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Analysis of a Yersinia pestis Delta caf1A mutant demonstrated that the Caf1A usher is required for the assembly and secretion of the fraction 1 capsule." "The capsule assembled into thin fibrils and denser aggregates on the bacterial surface. Pilus-like fibers were also detected on the surface of Y. pestis," wrote L.M. Runco and colleagues, State University of New York. The researchers concluded: "The capsule occasionally coated these fibers, suggesting how the capsule may cloak surface features to prevent host recognition." Runco and colleagues published their study in the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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