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Life Sciences
New life sciences research from University of Iowa outlined
June 3rd, 2009
Scientists discuss in 'Identification of migR, a regulatory element of the Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain iglABCD virulence operon required for normal replication and trafficking in macrophages' new findings in life sciences. "Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, is capable of infecting a wide range of animals and causes a severe, lethal disease in humans. The pathogen evades killing by cells of the innate immune system utilizing genes encoding a pathogenicity island, including iglABCD, and instead utilizes these cells as a niche for replication and dissemination to other organs within the host," scientists in the United States report. ...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-03)
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